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Update: Independence police find 63-year-old woman missing since Saturday

Independence police are asking the public for help with finding Terri A. Smith, 63, last seen in the area of U.S. Highway 24 and Huttig Avenue on Saturday afternoon.
Independence police are asking the public for help with finding Terri A. Smith, 63, last seen in the area of U.S. Highway 24 and Huttig Avenue on Saturday afternoon. Independence Police Department

Update: Terri A. Smith has been found and is safe, police said.

The Independence Police Department is asking the public for help with finding a 63-year-old woman missing since Saturday afternoon.

Terri A. Smith is last known to have been in the area of U.S. 24 Highway and Huttig Avenue, the department said on social media Tuesday. She was walking east at the time, police said.

Smith was wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans and white tennis shoes at the time she was last seen, according to police. Her family is concerned about her safety because of underlying health conditions, police said.

The department is asking anyone with information of her whereabouts to call police at 816-325-7300 or dial 911.

This story was originally published August 24, 2021 at 6:07 PM.

Bill Lukitsch
The Kansas City Star
Bill Lukitsch covered nighttime breaking news for The Kansas City Star since 2021, focusing on crime, courts and police accountability. Lukitsch previously reported on politics and government for The Quad-City Times.
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