Search continues for 79-year-old woman missing in Portola Valley preserve

PORTOLA VALLEY The search continued Friday for a -year-old Redwood City woman who went missing a day earlier while hiking in the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve Margaret Elaine McKinley of Redwood City was last seen hiking along the Lost Trail in the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve around noon Thursday May according to the San Mateo County Sheriff s Office San Mateo County Sheriff s Office Margaret Elaine McKinley who has dementia became separated from her family and was last seen around noon Thursday walking along the Lost Trail according to the San Mateo County Sheriff s Office She was wearing a red jacket and black pants More than specially trained search-and-rescue personnel scoured the preserve for McKinley throughout Thursday and into the early morning hours of Friday the sheriff s office revealed An additional personnel including helpers from Alameda Marin Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties joined the effort Friday morning The sheriff s office reported it also deployed its airplane drones and dogs to help find the hiker We remain very hopeful that we will locate Elaine so she can be reunited with her loved ones Sheriff Christina Corpus declared in a comment We extend our appreciation to the a large number of specially trained participants who have answered the call to assist with the search To aid in the efficiency of the search members of the masses should avoid the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve parking lot in Portola Valley according to the sheriff s office The California Highway Patrol has also issued a silver alert to aid in the search for McKinley The sheriff s office is asking anyone who spots her or has information about her whereabouts to call Related Articles Body ascertained in East Bay surrounded by paperwork for different people Police still don t know who he is Sheriff s deputies and dispatcher save missing child determined running on California freeway AMBER Alert pulled after San Jose girl returns home California man goes missing on vacation apparently swept over huge Oregon waterfall Body discovered buried along Monterey County levee identified Check back for updates