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UPDATED: Police Have Found Missing Litchfield Woman

UPDATED: Police Have Found Missing Litchfield Woman

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LITCHFIELD, Maine (WGAN)

77-year-old Jacka Beckwith who was reported missing early Monday has been found.

Police said that Beckwith was driving to a relative’s house in Bangor from her Litchfield home.

According to police, Beckwith has memory issues and had been spotted early Monday morning in Baileyville in Washington County asking for directions to Bangor. The convenience store’s staff ​later learned that police were looking for her​.

She was finally located by police in Southwest Harbor. She was then taken to a local hospital for evaluation

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