Missing endangered person advisory in northeast Missouri

LA BELLE, Mo. — UPDATE: On Tuesday, Nov. 15, Lewis County Sheriff David Parrish announced that Michelle Brand has returned to the La Belle Manor and is safe.

Authorities in northeast Missouri are looking for help finding a woman missing from a manor care facility.

According to a press release from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Monday, Michelle Brand, 35, of La Belle, Mo., has been missing since Sunday. She left the La Belle Manor Care Facility around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Before checking herself out, Brand said she would be returning before bedtime.

Brand, who is a quadriplegic, had not returned by Monday evening. She was reportedly last seen with an unknown friend in Kahoka, Mo., around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Brand is considered endangered because of her medical condition, and her family is concerned for her physical well-being. She was last seen wearing a fuchsia t-shirt and black yoga pants.

The sheriff’s office is asking anyone with information on Brand’s whereabouts to contact the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office at 573-767-5287, or their local law enforcement agency.