TROUT LAKE — Search and rescue teams on Friday were looking for an 87-year-old Oregon woman who went missing while picking huckleberries near Trout Lake in southwest Washington.
The Skamania County sheriff’s office says Wasco Fujiwara, of The Dalles, was picking huckleberries with her daughter Thursday when the two became separated. They were picking in the Sawtooth Berry Fields.
Lisa Fujiwara last saw her mother around 1:30 p.m. Thursday near Forest Road 24. When she returned to the area, she could not find her mom.
Authorities said the elderly woman suffers from early stage dementia.
The sheriff’s office got a call at 3 p.m. Thursday and began searching for her.
Teams continued looking Friday with help from the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office and two dog teams.
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