Missing Richland County woman found safe

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - The Richland County Sheriff’s Department asked for the public’s help in searching for a vulnerable adult after she went missing.

Deputies say 86-year-old Shirley Pearson was last seen by family members around 10:30 a.m. on June 5 at her home on the 1000 block of Bent Tree Lane.

Family members say Ms. Pearson has a medical condition that makes it important to find her in a timely manner.

Ms. Pearson was last seen wearing a blue jean skirt and carrying a large green purse according to detectives. Ms. Pearson is 5′3″, approximately 150 pounds, and has white hair.

Deputies say Pearson was later found by a good samaritan who called 911.

She will be checked out by EMS and returned to her family.

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