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Brick Woman, 83, Suffering from Dementia Is Missing

by
Daniel Nee
October 26, 2018

UPDATE 6:25PM FRIDAY: The missing woman has been located.

Margaret Major (Photo: Brick Twp. Police)

An elderly Brick Township woman suffering from dementia has gone missing, and police are asking for the public to keep and eye out.

Margaret Major, 83, walked away from her Fairmont Avenue home, in the Cedarwood Park section, around 12:51 p.m. Friday and has not been heard from since, police said in a statement. Major suffers from dementia and was last seen wearing a maroon/black jacket, black pants, green boots and a brown hat.

According to police, she has no friends in the area within walking distance and comes from Manchester Township, where she used to enjoy visiting a Quick Check gas station. Anyone who spots Major is being asked to call Brick police at 732-262-1100.