For immediate release: February 18, 2022

A search is ongoing for a 74-year-old female dementia patient last seen on the 200 block of Slough Creek Dr. in Bozeman. She left sometime between 10 PM and 4 AM on Feb. 17-18. She is described at 5-feet-5-inches tall, 165 pounds with gray/blonde hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt, blue pants and only socks on her feet.

If you have seen this person, please call 911 immediately. People with dementia can travel quite a distance, even on foot, so we encourage everyone to keep an eye out for this woman. She is unfamiliar with the area and make seek refuge where available, like an open vehicle or shed for example.

Gallatin County Search and Rescue, the Bozeman Police Department, Bozeman Fire Department and Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office are working on this search.

For media: Operations are staged in a parking lot at the corner of Resort Drive and Field Street, just north of Huffine Lane. Questions can be directed to Whitney Bermes, public information officer, by call or text at 406-595-8963.