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El Paso County Sheriff's Office asks for the community's help finding 86-year-old woman

Merilou Athens-Barnekow
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) is asking for the community's help to find 86-year-old Merilou Athens-Barnekow.

According to EPSO, she was last seen on Saturday at noon, near 20900 Deputy Point in Midway, Colorado.

Merilou is described as a white woman, 5'4", 110 lbs, with short light brown hair and hazel eyes.

She drives a 2005 Silver Dodge Caravan with a Florida license plate (CF67SD) and was last seen wearing a blue button-up shirt and jean shorts.

EPSO says Merilou has memory and cognitive issues, so if you see her or have information on her location, contact the sheriff's office at (719)390-5555.



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