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DPS share how they helped Brazos County deputies find a missing elderly woman last month

Posted at 5:42 PM, Mar 10, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-10 18:50:01-04

BRAZOS COUNTY, TX — The Texas Department of Public Safety is sharing how they helped locate a missing Brazos County woman last month.

DPS says a Houston-based DPS helicopter crew helped Brazos County Sheriff's Deputies and Texas Rangers locate a missing 89-year-old who wandered away from her home into a large wooded area.

DPS was able to find the woman in less than an hour thanks to the helicopter.