Mount Olive Woman Missing For 2nd Time

MOUNT OLVE, NJ — Mount Olive police are once again searching again for a woman who briefly went missing last month.

Liz Palanchi was last seen around 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, her daughter, Heather, wrote in a widely shared Facebook post. Her car, keys, phone and wallet were all at home, but Liz was gone when Heather arrived home around 6:30 p.m., according to the post.

The family believes Palanchi was last home around 5:15 p.m. after a therapy appointment. The family lives off Sandshore Road in the Budd Lake section of town.

She was last wearing a long black coat with fur on the hood, a beige blouse and dark leggings with a gray pattern. Police said Palanchi is 57-years-old, 5' 3" and 150 pounds.

"Mental health issues affect more people than you could probably imagine, so please share this post as it helped last time and hopefully it can help my family again," Heather Palanchi said.

Mount Olive Mayor Rob Greenbaum shared news of the search on his official Facebook page, telling residents to expect a large emergency response, including helicopters. Police shared his post on their official Facebook page. Patch has reached out to police for more information.

"If you see anything that might help in finding her, even something you noticed yesterday which may in anyway be helpful, please contact me," Greenbaum wrote.

Police are also asking local residents to check their external home security camera to look for footage of Palanchi. Anyone with video footage or information is asked to call 973-691-0850.

Palanchi went missing for over 24 hours mid-November. That time, she left her phone and car at home, and was located in the woods behind her house.

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