UPDATE: Body of Salmon Arm woman found

UPDATE: 9:48 A.M., DEC. 8, 2015

RCMP say the body of Mildred Ekren, 76, has been found. Personal information has been removed from the original post.

12:40 P.M., DEC. 7, 2015

SALMON ARM – Police need the public’s help to find a missing Salmon Arm who has dementia.

Mildred Ekren, 76, was last seen Monday, Dec. 7, around 7 a.m. at her home in the area of Fifth Street and 10th Avenue in Salmon Arm, according to an RCMP media release.

Police are very concerned for Ekren’s health and well-being because she has dementia.

Anyone with information on Ekren’s whereabouts are asked to call their local police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Glynn Brothen at gbrothen@infonews.ca or call 250-319-7494. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.