Search continues for Oakland woman who went missing while hiking near Fort Bragg

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Elizabeth Schenk, 70, is considered at-risk due to her age and pre-existing medical conditions.

MENDOCINO COUNTY – A search continued Thursday for a 70-year-old Oakland woman who went missing while hiking Tuesday near Fort Bragg, authorities said.

More than 70 members of the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, the office’s Search and Recue Team, and people from other agencies continued to look for Elizabeth Schenk on Thursday. Cromer called it an “all hands on deck search” because of Schenk’s age and pre-existing medical conditions.Schenk called an acquaintance for help around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday after she got lost during a walk on a logging road near Bruhel Point Road, authorities said in a news release. The acquaintance gave her directions.Around 11 a.m., the acquaintance became concerned because Schenk had not returned and was not answering her cellphone, Cromer said.

 

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