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Missing female from Blockhouse Bay Auckland
Sunday, 18 November 2012, 9:02 am
Press Release: New Zealand Police
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Missing female from Blockhouse Bay
Auckland.
Police are searching for Joan Crisp,
aged 77 years, missing from a boundary Road Resthome since
2pm Saturday.
She is european, 5ft1, tall, medium build,
shoulder length white hair.
The police helicopter, Search
and rescue staff are currently searching for Joan.
Police
request any persons seeing Joan, phone police
immediately.
ENDS
© Scoop Media

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