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Sheriff's Office Looking for Acworth Woman Last Seen in Cherokee

Joan McDowell, 84, of Acworth, was last seen leaving her doctor's office on Stone Bridge Parkway in Woodstock at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

The Cherokee Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to locate an elderly woman last seen in Cherokee County Tuesday morning.

According to a Sheriff's Office press release, Joan McDowell, 84, left her doctor's office on Stone Bridge Parkway in Woodstock at 9 a.m. and has not been seen since.

McDowell, from Acworth, was last seen driving her 2008 model Lincoln Town Car, with Georgia license plate PNF4402. McDowell is 5-foot-4, and weighs approximately 130 lbs. with short gray hair and glasses. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt and jeans.

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If you see McDowell or her car, immediately call 911.


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