By Associated Press - Tuesday, March 18, 2014

BELVIDERE, Ill. (AP) - The body of a missing 82-year-old northern Illinois woman has been found in a field.

The Rockford Register Star reports (https://bit.ly/1dl9zxS ) Myrtle E. Fieldhouse’s body was found Monday afternoon in Belvidere.

The woman, who suffered from dementia, disappeared Saturday night from an assisted living facility. She was reported missing Sunday morning.



The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says an autopsy is scheduled to take place later Tuesday.

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Information from: Rockford Register Star, https://www.rrstar.com

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