A Dowagiac woman missing for several hours was found alive Monday afternoon by public safety personnel.

Jared Bradford, of the Dowagiac Police Department, said
82-year-old June Estelle Robinson was located around 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of Topash and Townhall roads in Dowagiac.

Bradford said the woman was conscious and talking to emergency personnel.

A Michigan State Police helicopter spotted Robinson and guided ground crews to her location.

Robinson was reported missing from her home on Townhall Road by her family at 7:54 a.m. Monday morning, prompting a search by several area public safety departments.

A Cass County tracking K-9 was deployed, along with deputies and various other resources. Assisting deputies were crews with the Sister Lakes Fire Department, Dowagiac City Fire Department, and the Dowagiac Police Department.