Published: September 8, 2021


THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING LAWRENCE COUNTY WOMAN CAME TO AN END THIS MORNING AFTER SHE WAS FOUND ALIVE NEAR THE TURNPIKE IN HENRYVILLE. PATRICIA ANN PERO, WAS REPORTED MISSING TUESDAY EVENING AROUND 6 PM BY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ADVISED SHE MAY HAVE WANDERED OFF FROM KEESTONE SENIOR COMMUNITY AND BECOME DISORIENTED. TEAMS FROM VARIOUS AGENCIES WRE INVOLVED IN THE SEARCH FOR PERO THROUGH OUT THE NIGHT INCLUDING LAWRENCEBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT, LAWRENCEBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT, LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, LAWRENCE COUNTY EMS, LAWRENCEBURG/LAWRENCE COUNTY EMA, MAURY COUNTY OEM, TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL, TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY, LAWRENCE COUNTY E-911, CANINE UNITS FROM THE NORTHWEST ALABAMA SEARCH TEAM, LAWRENCE COUNTY EMS, AND THE , TENNESSEE STATE PAK RANGERS, TENNESSEE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. PERO WAS LOCATED THIS MORNING AROUND 10 AM AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCEBURG.