Missing woman found riding MetroLink for unknown amount of time

Mallory Thomas
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ST. LOUIS — A 67-year-old woman who has been missing since May 1 was found safely on a MetroLink Thursday.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police said Mary Major has dementia but lives independently. She had a visit from her court-appointed guardian just a couple of weeks before she disappeared.

“She’s been taking care of herself; she’s been meeting her needs, paying her bills, and living independently in the community. That is exactly what the Department of Justice wants,” Timothy Weaks, St. Louis County Public Administrator, said.

Weaks is Major’s court-appointed legal guardian, and he said Major was last seen at her apartment near Compton and Franklin.

“She got away, left her apartment because of construction and went missing. Her cell phone died for a couple of weeks; nobody was able to find her,” Weaks said.

Until someone recognized Major’s picture.

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“One of our security guards at our roll call had mentioned that she had seen a silver alert,” said Kevin Scott, general manager of Security Bi-State Development.

Scott reported that they found Major on a MetroLink train just a few hours later. They have no idea where she has gone or how long she has been riding the trains.

“She was very cooperative with us. They were able to get her to our civic center location downtown, where they were met by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, which returned her home safely,” Scott said.

Scott and Weaks both agree that the partnership with the police department is a big help in getting Major back home safely.

“Thankfully, because of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and their detectives and the hard work that they put in, I was in constant communication with them for the last two weeks. They put out the alert, they helped find Ms. Major and we were able to get her home,” Weaks said.

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