The effort began about 10 a.m.
UPDATE: Missing woman found OK
Police, fire and rescue personnel were searching Tuesday for a 77-year-old woman who lives in a Lopatcong Township housing development.
Lopatcong police Chief Jason Garcia identified the missing woman as Ann Marie Trimmer and released a photo of her on Tuesday afternoon. She has been missing since about 8:30 a.m., he said.
Lopatcong Township police say Ann Marie Trimmer, 77, is missing. (Courtesy photo) A command area, including a Warren County emergency management truck, was set up in the 800 block of Honeybrook Circle, near the woman's home. K-9's didn't pick up her scent and a NorthStar helicopter didn't immediately find her after the initial call just after 10 a.m.
About 90 minutes into the search, a woman pulled up to the large, square parking lot containing several emergency vehicles and yelled, "She's my mother," before she continued into the lot.
Lopatcong Township Fire Co. No. 2 put out an alert that described the woman as 5 foot, 3 inches tall and weighing 190 pounds. The alert did not provide a description of her clothing, but instructed anyone who sees her to call 911.
"Do not be alarmed by a large gathering of emergency personal or a helicopter flying around," the alert says. "it is part of the operation."
Teams of four or five rescue personnel, most wearing green or orange vests, walked between the homes and along the lawns of the newer development off Route 519.
Not far away at the development pool, children frolicked on the pristine summer day.
In addition to Lopatcong police, fire and EMS, Phillipsburg, Greenwich Township, Stewartsville and Pohatcong Township contributed resources.
Freelance photographer Dave Dabour contributed to this report.
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