Missing 81-year-old from North Devon village found safe and well

Tristan Cork

11 November 2024 at 1:16 am·1-min read

Brenda was reported missing without a coat from Langtree — -Credit: (Image: Copyright Unknown)

Update: This missing person has been found safe and well.

A major search was launched in a remote village in north Devon after an elderly woman went missing from her home without a coat.

Devon and Cornwall police have launched a search and appeal for help to find Brenda Ayer, who was last seen at midday on Sunday, November 10, in the village of Langtree, a village around four miles south west of Torrington in north Devon.

Anyone who sees her or knows where she is, is being urged to call 999. Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed overnight between Sunday and Monday that Brenda had been found safe and well.

The force said: "Brenda Ayer has been located and is safe and well, we thank the public for their help and support."

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