( KRON ) — The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as it conducts a search and rescue operation in Portola Valley for a missing elderly hiker suffering from dementia.
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SMSCO said 79-year-old Margaret “Elaine” McKinley got separated from her family while visiting the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve at around 2 p.m. Thursday.
McKinley was last seen wearing a red jacket and black pants at the time of her disappearance. Authorities said the picture below was taken before the incident occurred.
The sheriff’s office said the operation is a collaborative effort between the Sheriff’s Office Air Support Unit, the San Mateo County Search and Rescue Unit, the Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit, volunteers on horseback and a K-9 officer.
Residents and visitors should expect to see an increased law enforcement presence in and around the preserve…