WAKULLA COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) – An 80-year-old woman in Wakulla County who was declared missing earlier this week has been found alive, according to a Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson.
Ellen Abernathy Ashdown was last seen Wednesday afternoon after she went for a walk on River Sink Road and did not return home, according to the sheriff’s office.
However, the WCSO spokesperson told WCTV Friday afternoon that the 80-year-old has been found a “considerable distance” from the home.
WCSO’s missing alert for Ashdown prompted the sheriff’s office to organize a community search for Friday morning, just hours before the 80-year-old was found. Volunteers and residents were encouraged to join the search…