UPDATE: Missing elderly Lavington woman located

UPDATE: Oct. 18, 2023

Vernon RCMP say a missing 80-year-old Lavington woman has been located, and she is safe and well.

All personal information about the missing person has been removed from this article.

Oct. 17, 2023

RCMP officers and search and rescue volunteers are looking for a missing 80-year-old woman missing in the Lavington area east of Vernon.

Anyone who may have seen the missing person, or has information as to her whereabouts, is urged to contact the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP at 250-545-7171.

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