PA PA - Phyllis Potter, 84 left friends house in the morning in her car without taking her belongings, 21, July 2023

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Hey guys this is local to me and right outside of my county on the north east side. <modsnip> I am trying to bring more traction to this case in hopes they can find this poor woman.

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WESTFIELD, Pa. (WETM) — The Pennsylvania State Police are asking for assistance locating a missing Westfield woman.

Phyllis Potter, 85, was last seen on July 21. Police believe Potter may be driving a white Subaru Outback with a Pennsylvania license plate. The registration number on the plate it DKL1425.

Potter is a 5’2″ white woman who weighs 150 pounds, has gray hair, and has blue eyes.

Anyone with information about Potter’s whereabouts is asked to call the Pennsylvania State Police Mansfield barracks at 570-662-215.

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Phyllis Potter, 85, of Westfield, hasn't been seen since July 21, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Mansfield, the lead agency in the search.

Family friend Penny Burnside, of Wellsboro, is among the volunteers who have been actively searching for Potter. She also manages a Facebook group sharing information about the search and encouraging people to get involved.

"My Facebook page has jumped to over 1,700 people, the majority of them putting flyers and posters out within New York state and Pennsylvania," she said. "I'm just truly trying to get everyone to think out of the box and look in every direction for every possible location — places where she might have remembered as a child."
 

Sept 1

WESTFIELD, PA (WENY) -- A search party will once again go looking for a missing elderly woman from Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

Eighty-four year old Phyllis Potter hasn't been seen since the morning of July 21st, in Westfield. She may have been driving a white 2009 Subaru Outback with PA plates DKL 1245.

Last month, dozens of volunteers searched for Phyllis in Westfield and surrounding areas, but were unsuccessful. Another community search is scheduled for Saturday, September 2nd.

Searchers will meet at the People's Church of Potter Brook on State Route 49 in Westfield around 9:30AM. Organizers tell WENY News volunteers are welcome, but they must follow the directives of search and rescue coordinators. A team called PA Terrain Search and Rescue is also coming in to help.
 

A new search is being conducted for 85-year-old Phyllis Potter, the missing Westfield woman who was last seen in late July, by the Pennsylvania Terrain Search and Rescue Team, Pennsylvania State Troopers, and various other groups to help in the search.

The different teams will be tasked with searching forested areas and bodies of water around Westfield, with the help of riders on horseback, ATVs, and drones, with police considering bringing in marine boats to search the bodies of water for any signs of Potter.

Volunteers are encouraged and if you’d like to help in the search, the group will be meeting at the People’s Chruch of Potter Brook in Westfield at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9.

Potter is a 5’2″ white woman who weighs 150 pounds. Potter has gray hair, has blue eyes, and wears glasses. Potter could be driving a white 2009 Subaru Outback that has a Pennsylvania license plate with the registration number DKL1425.

Potter was last seen at Missy’s Market in Harrison Valley on July 21. She was seen on surveillance camera wearing a striped blue and white shirt with a fleece jacket on, Potter frequently visited the market.

If anyone has seen Potter or her Subaru Outback, they are asked to call 911 or the Pennsylvania State Police Mansfield barracks at 570-662-2151.
 
SEP 24, 2023
State police have issued a renewed call for the public’s help in finding an 85-year-old Tioga County woman missing since July.

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The following is taken from a missing person flyer issued by state police:
  • Potter took her purse but not the overnight bag she had brought with her. It is unknown if she took her two low-dose medications.
  • She uses only cash and it is not known how much money she may have had with her.
  • She is 5-2, 150 pounds with blue eyes and short gray hair. She wears glasses.
  • She does not have a cell phone or debit cards.
  • She was last seen driving a 2009 Subaru Outback with license number DKL 1425. It is not equipped with OnStar.
[...]
 
Phyllis’ car has been found in a cornfield and human remains found nearby. Autopsy to be done to confirm identity of remains.

October 29, 2023

BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa (WBNG) -- According to our CBS affiliate WENY, the car belonging to a Tioga County woman who was reported missing in July, 85-year-old Phyllis Potter of Westfield, was found on Sunday.

 
Oh no. But at the same time, if it is determined to be Phyllis at least the family will have closure.

Of course who knows if she drove directly there, but it looks like North Fork Road is a short drive from Missy Market:

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Car found in cornfield makes me think she maybe got stuck in the field (trying to turn around, etc.)?

 
In a Facebook post, WENY said human remains were located not far from the vehicle. :(

The vehicle was found near a cornfield off of North Folk Road in Brookfield Township. Pennsylvania State Police confirmed that the Subaru belonged to Potter.
 
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WENY News - 2 November 2023
Mostly Skeletal ::: NO Foul Play

Chaos Divers -- Water Search Video
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