BAKERSFIELD, CA - Bakersfield police say an at-risk missing woman has been found safe. Nancy Lynn Merrick, 78, was found Thursday afternoon at the base of the grapevine by Bakersfield CHP officers. She is being transported back to Bakersfield.
She was last seen Wednesday morning near Stockdale Hwy. and Real Rd. driving her 2009 silver Subaru hatchback, CA Lic.#6HYA537. Merrick was following her boyfriend, who was in a separate vehicle, to Tehachapi when it appears she became disoriented and took a wrong turn, possibly southbound on Hwy. 99.
Police say Merrick suffers from dementia and has very poor short term memory. She is able to drive and care for herself but she is not able to secure lodging without assistance.
Police say Nancy Merrick was seen Wednesday night, at about midnight at the Subway restaurant at Calloway Dr. and Allen Rd. She was still driving the same vehicle.
Her credit card was used in Wednesday afternoon at an Exxon-Mobile gas station. If you have information, call Detective Nathan McCauley at (661) 326-3546 or the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.
She was last seen Wednesday morning near Stockdale Hwy. and Real Rd. driving her 2009 silver Subaru hatchback, CA Lic.#6HYA537. Merrick was following her boyfriend, who was in a separate vehicle, to Tehachapi when it appears she became disoriented and took a wrong turn, possibly southbound on Hwy. 99.
Police say Merrick suffers from dementia and has very poor short term memory. She is able to drive and care for herself but she is not able to secure lodging without assistance.
Police say Nancy Merrick was seen Wednesday night, at about midnight at the Subway restaurant at Calloway Dr. and Allen Rd. She was still driving the same vehicle.
Her credit card was used in Wednesday afternoon at an Exxon-Mobile gas station. If you have information, call Detective Nathan McCauley at (661) 326-3546 or the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.