Blanche R. Cook Dearborn County Sheriff's Dept.

Update posted at 10:24 a.m.:

A missing elderly woman suffering from Alzheimers has been found alive.

Blanche Cook was reported missing Monday evening after she had gone on a walk near Spangler Road in Dillsboro. The 78-year-old from nearby Moores Hill remained missing as of early Tuesday morning.

Dispatchers say Cook was located at a church near Lake Dilldear in Dillsboro just after 10:00 a.m.

Cook was in stable condition and was taken to Dearborn County Hospital for some treatment, said dispatchers.

Stay tuned to Eagle 99.3 for more information as it becomes available.

Original story posted at 6:28 a.m.:

(Moores Hill, Ind.) - First responders in Dearborn County are searching for a missing Alzheimers patient.

Blanche R. Cook, 78, of Moores Hill, was reported missing just before 9:00 Monday night. She was last seen about 3:00 p.m. at a neighbor’s home on the 15300 block of Spangler Road in Dillsboro while going on a walk.

“Blanche stated (to her neighbor) she was going to check a tract of 10 acres that she owned across Spangler Road adjacent to 15377 Spangler Road,” a news release from the Dearborn County Sheriff’s Department said.

Deputies and Dillsboro Fire and EMS members searched the vicinity overnight, enlisting the help of a bloodhound. A reverse 911 call was put out to residents in the area. Despite the effort, Cook remains missing as of 6:00 a.m. Tuesday.

Cook lives on the 14500 block of Schmaltz Road in Moores Hill. She is described as an elderly, white female suffering from Alzheimers disease. She was wearing a dark blue hooded jacket, blue jeans, and a blaze orange knit cap.

Anybody who has information on Blanche Cook’s whereabouts is asked to call the Dearborn County Sheriff’s Department right away, (812) 537-3431.