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Missing 78-year-old Burlington woman found by train crew: police

By Nick Westoll & Sara Cain Global News

Posted January 4, 2018 7:23 pm

Updated January 5, 2018 12:14 am

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Halton Regional Police say a missing 78-year-old Burlington woman has been found after she was spotted by a train crew. Halton Regional Police

Halton Regional Police say an elderly woman who suffers from dementia has been found after going missing from a seniors residence in Burlington.

Police said the 78-year-old woman was found in a wooded area near Highways 6 and 403 at around 6:45 p.m., more than four hours after she left her home.

* UPDATE — MISSING PERSON *
The missing 78 y.o. woman in #BurlON has been LOCATED and is receiving assistance from emergency personnel.
We thank the community for their kindness in sharing our alert. Please delete any related tweets / photos.
Media release to follow. ^jh
— Halton Police (@HaltonPolice) January 5, 2018

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Officers said train workers reported to police that they saw a person near the tracks in the area.

Police said she was conscious and treated for hypothermia by paramedics before she was taken to hospital.

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