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Update: Missing Powhatan County woman reportedly found dead

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Update: Wednesday, 7:35 p.m. Malana Patricia Weaver,70, who had been reported missing on Tuesday, has been found dead, according to a report from The Aware Foundation.

 

The Powhatan Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 70-year-old woman.

Malana Patricia Weaver was last seen in the John Tree Hill Road area of Powhatan County on Tuesday. Her vehicle was later located at Tucker Park in Goochland County.

The Goochland County Sheriff’s Office and the Virginia State Police are assisting in the search.

If you have any information on Weaver’s whereabouts, contact Detective Riopedre at 804-598-5656. Case number 22-016721

 
 

 




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