UPDATE: Missing Woman Found in Pesotum

Posted on December 27, 2017
Carmon Edwards, who had been missing since Christmas morning, was found alive and well by a Good Samaritan this afternoon. (Photo courtesy of the Bloomington Police Facebook page)

By Patrick Baron

BLOOMINGTON – Carmon Edwards of Bloomington, who had been missing since Christmas morning, has been found by a Good Samaritan in Champaign County.

The Bloomington Police Department’s Facebook page says Edwards and the Good Samaritan walked into Illinois State Police District 10 Headquarters in Pesotum shortly before 1 p.m. She is reportedly in good health.

The Bloomington Police Department is thanking the Mattoon Police Department, Mattoon Fire Department, Illinois State Police District 10, and the public in their efforts to find Edwards.

Patrick Baron can be reached at [email protected].

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