Woman with dementia is missing from Anoka County home

A 91-year-old woman with dementia who left her Anoka County home to walk her dog this afternoon hasn't returned, a county official said.

[K in the grove]

Why would anyone let a 91 year old with dementia go out alone to walk a dog? I hope that she is found and is safe.

[Erica]

Please pray for this little lady and her dog.

[Kim]

oh why was she out alone? I pray they find her well and soon--she must be terrified.

[Impatient]

Where were her caretakers and why was she allowed to walk outside unsupervised and why does she have a dog?
Whoever is responsible for her is ,in my opinion, not only guilty of neglect but of animal cruelty. How can a demented 91 year old women take care of a dog?
I really hope someone gets thrown in the slammer for this gross and disgusting example of brainless irresponsibility.

[Zebediah]

I hope she is found, safe & sound.

[NightRider]

while many expressed concern for her safety - they also went on tangents about things that are none of their concern. There are different levels of dimentia and it's not your place to question why she was "allowed" to go out alone, or "allowed" to have a pet. As of this morning she and her beloved pet have been found safe.

[wsp]

where is a picture? That is the only way the public is able to assist

[Large Marge]

I hope they find Margaret Anderson Kelliher .

[Cindy Stainker]

Thank goodness she has been found safe and unharmed. Current story now on PP Homepage.

[Margie Gunderson]

wsp wrote:

where is a picture? That is the only way the public is able to assist

I know! That is so frustrating. Unless, of course, police agencies didn't have a current photo.

Nonetheless, both the PiPress and the Strib run an emergency type story without a pic all the time. Sometimes, the local TV station websites will include a pic, but not all the time either.

Nonsense.

[P T Bull]

At first I thought pelosi was in town...

[Impatient]

NightRider wrote:

while many expressed concern for her safety - they also went on tangents about things that are none of their concern. There are different levels of dimentia and it's not your place to question why she was "allowed" to go out alone, or "allowed" to have a pet. As of this morning she and her beloved pet have been found safe.

Lack of responsible care and over sight of a demented women as well as cruel lack of consern for a dependent helpless animal are reasonable causes for other community members to be conserned. Animals are not expendable toys to be used and thrown away or lost. And regardless of the differing levels of dementia this women may have suffered from it is the community that through it's taxes pays for search and rescue missions when the neglected and demented have to be found and cared for.