From The Trussville Tribune Staff Reports
TRAFFORD – An elderly woman with dementia is missing from the Trafford area.
Nora Wilson Hughes, 82, was last seen wearing a beige sweater and blue jeans around 10 a.m. at her home on Smith Mill Road in Trafford when she wandered away.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies searched the area around her home on Tuesday, assisted by a helicopter from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency equipped with an infrared device that detects heat signatures, as well as K9 tracking teams. She was still not located.
Deputies returned to the area Wednesday morning to continue a ground search. Deputies are currently searching a densely wooded area with steep hills and a creek near Luke Harris Road and Trafford-County Line Road. SWAT team officers and the narcotics unit are expected to join the search, and the ALEA helicopter will make another sweep Wednesday.
Anyone who sees her should contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office at 205-325-1450 or call 911.