Knox County, OH – Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a 77-year-old Knox County woman who went missing Monday afternoon.
According to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Barbara L. Horn was last seen at approximately 12:04 p.m. Monday after leaving her home on McCament Road in Walhonding on foot. She suffers from dementia and is considered at risk.
Deputies said Horn was last seen wearing a black shirt, black shawl, black pants and black slip-on leather shoes. She was not carrying a cell phone or money but may have had a black purse with her identification inside.
Horn is described as 5-foot-5, weighing about 180 pounds, with gray and brown hair and blue eyes.
The sheriff’s office released a recent photograph of Horn and urged anyone who may have seen her to call the Knox County Sheriff’s Office at (740) 397-3333 or dial 911 immediately.
Officials are asking residents in the Walhonding area to check security cameras, outbuildings, and wooded areas for any sign of Horn.
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