INDEPENDENCE, Ky. — The body of a missing Independence woman with dementia was found Wednesday morning.
A Golden Alert was issued for 67-year-old Sherry Moore on Aug. 4 after the Kenton County Police Department said she walked away from Regency Manor, the nursing home where she had lived since March 2022. Police said Moore was diabetic and had dementia.
While officials searched both Independence and her previous residence in Covington, they were unable to locate Moore.
At around 8 a.m. Wednesday, the Independence Fire Department search team found Moore's body in the woods near Regency Manor. Police said the search came after a tip from the EquuSearch Midwest Search and Recovery Team, who had received information from a drone flyover.
"The Kenton County Police Department would like to thank the community for their help and information they provided during the time Ms. Moore was missing," the department said in a release. "Throughout this investigation, several tips were received and thoroughly vetted."
Police also thanked Independence Fire for assisting in the search.
An autopsy will be performed and police said an investigation into Moore leaving the nursing home is ongoing.
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