PORTOLA VALLEY — Searchers continued to scour the Peninsula hills close to Portola Valley on Saturday in an try and discover a lacking 79-year-old lady — and are hoping individuals’s cameras may assist find her.
Margaret “Elaine” McKinley was climbing on the Misplaced Path of the Windy Hill Open Area Protect when she was final seen on Thursday, in keeping with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Workplace.
An estimated 150 search and rescue personnel are in search of McKinley, who has dementia, the Sheriff’s Workplace said.
“The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office is asking all residents who live near the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve to check their cameras starting on Thursday, May 1, at 10 a.m.,” the county public security company mentioned.
McKinley was sporting a crimson jacket and black pants when final she was seen. She grew to become separated from her household when she went lacking.
Individuals who discover McKinley on their cameras are requested to fill out a web based kind to assist searchers.
“Any sightings, or lack of sightings, on camera footage will help aid in the search,” the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Division said. “If you see Elaine on your cameras, please call 911 immediately in addition to filling out the form.”
Groups have been conducting grid searches of the 1,400 acre protect on Saturday. The Sheriff’s Workplace famous that the 48-hour mark had been handed since McKinley disappeared.
“The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and partners have deployed extensive resources to assist the search, including the Sheriff’s Office airplane, drones, K-9s including the Sheriff’s Office new tracking and trailing bloodhound, horses, bicycles, off-road motorcycles, and more,” the Sheriff’s Workplace said.
The California Workplace of Emergency Companies additionally deployed a particular airplane to help within the search.
San Mateo County officers issued a mutual assist request. Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Joaquin and Sonoma Counties personnel joined the search efforts.
“Residents and visitors should expect an increased law enforcement presence in and around the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve,” the Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned. “The parking lot off Portola Road remains closed to the public. The preserve remains open to the public and can be accessed through entrances off Skyline Boulevard.”
