Crime & Safety

Missing Cape Cod Woman Found, Taken To Hospital

A missing woman was found in Dennis after an hours-long search on Wednesday, officials said.

This story was updated at 3:51 p.m. on Aug. 16.

DENNIS, MA — A Cape Cod woman has been found and transported to Cape Cod Hospital for medical treatment, the Dennis Police Department announced.

The Dennis Police Department took a report this morning at around 8:30 a.m. for a person missing from a Setucket Road residence. Police said the missing woman was not a danger to the community, but may be "endangered."

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After an hours-long search that involved multiple agencies from Cape Cod and other parts of the state, officials said the woman was found at about 2:30 p.m.

No update has been given on her condition at this time other than her being taken to the hospital for treatment, though photos from the search show someone being carried out of a wooded area on a stretcher.

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