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Silver Alert Issued for Missing 81-Year-Old Woman Last Seen Leaving UW Hospital
Patricia Connor, 81, of Oregon, Wis., was last seen Thursday evening driving south on Highland Avenue from UW Hospital. A statewide Silver Alert is active, and police are asking the public for help finding her and her white 2017 Honda CR-V.
MADISON, Wis. â A statewide Silver Alert remained active Friday morning for an 81-year-old Oregon woman who was last seen leaving UW Hospital in Madison the previous evening.
Patricia Connor was last observed pulling out of the hospital around 5 p.m. Thursday and heading south on Highland Avenue, according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice's Silver Alert program. She is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, about 115 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair. She was wearing a black zip-up fleece and dark pants.
UW Health said Connor drives a white 2017 Honda CR-V bearing Wisconsin license plate AZJ2933.
The hospital system told reporters it has had trouble distributing information about the disappearance because of widespread Microsoft outages affecting email and other services on Thursday. The alert was nonetheless issued through the state's missing-persons network.
Silver Alerts are used in Wisconsin when an adult age 60 or older is believed to be at risk because of a cognitive impairment or other condition. The alerts are distributed to media, law enforcement and the public in hopes of a quick sighting.
Anyone who sees Connor or the vehicle is asked to call the UW-Madison Police Department at 608-264-2677. Authorities ask that members of the public not approach or attempt to stop the vehicle themselves, but instead report the location to police immediately.
Community members with information about her possible route or whereabouts are also encouraged to contact investigators.