Chatham-Kent police are searching for a missing woman. Sept 13, 2019. (Photo courtesy of CKPS)Chatham-Kent police are searching for a missing woman. Sept 13, 2019. (Photo courtesy of CKPS)
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Police increase search efforts for missing woman

Chatham-Kent police are now patrolling waterways in their ongoing search for a missing woman.

According to police, 70-year-old Catherine Boyle was last seen at her home on Meadowvale Line in Chatham Township at around 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. Police and family members are concerned for her safety and well-being.

Boyle is described as being 5’2”, approximately 150 pounds, with curly brown and grey hair. Investigators believe she may be wearing flip flops and carrying a large grey purse.

She is believed to be driving a 2005 white Ford Explorer Sport Trac four-door pickup truck a four-foot box with a black hard plastic tonneau cover and a Detroit Lions window decal on the rear passenger side window. It was last seen with Ontario license plates AZ6 1358.

In an effort to locate Boyle, police have conducted a ground search around the area she was last seen and continue to deploy a drone to assist with the search. On Wednesday, Chatham-Kent Police Service's Marine Unit began patrolling waterways around the Wallaceburg area with the help of the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit.

Investigators are asking people to be alert and attentive. Anyone with information regarding Boyle or her truck is asked to contact Constable Rob Bowles at robbo@chatham-kent.ca or 519-436-6655.  Anonymous callers may call Crime Stoppers at 1-8000-222-TIPS (8477) and may be eligible for a cash reward.

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