Found Deceased AR - Belva Day, 95, last seen paying her electric bill, Mountain Home, 7 Feb 2025

[mlhenn]

https://www.kark.com/news/state-news/family-speaks-on-ongoing-search-for-95-year-old-woman-missing-from-mountain-home-for-weeks/

On Feb. 24, Chaos Divers, a search and recovery team out of southern Illinois, searched the White River from boat ramps in Batesville, Oil Trough and Newport.

Day and her beige Buick LeSabre with license plate USADOGN may not be in the water, but with police verifying her vehicle sighted in Gepp, and other unverified sightings ending in Batesville, Chaos Divers owner Jacob Grubbs got the family’s blessing to take the search a bit deeper.

Chaos Divers will pause their search Tuesday until April when they plan to assist other families in Arkansas and Oklahoma. They will be able to bring equipment for searching smaller bodies of water then.

 

[mlhenn]

Specialized diving group joins hunt for missing Mountain Home woman

A diving group specializing in locating missing people in water has joined the search for a missing Mountain Home woman. Chaos Divers, a team of certified divers based in Harrisburg, Illinois, was on the White River between

www.whiterivernow.com

Day’s family believes she may have traveled as far as Southside.

 

[starlightstarbright]

As per the Facebook group, It looks like the last updated sighting is 4:51pm going past Southside High School, which is a good distance further on south of the city. I assume after about 5pm, it would have soon started getting dark, which means she could have gotten a lot further on than initially thought.

 

[mlhenn]

UPDATE: MHPD says no new credible leads in search for missing woman; diving group joins hunt

UPDATE, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025: Mountain Home Police Investigator Sam Seamans told radio station KTLO on Tuesday morning there have been no new leads in the search for 95-year-old Belva Day since her Buick LeSabre was reported

www.whiterivernow.com

UPDATE, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025: Mountain Home Police Investigator Sam Seamans told radio station KTLO on Tuesday morning there have been no new leads in the search for 95-year-old Belva Day since her Buick LeSabre was reported missing over two weeks ago.

 

[Megnut]

Sad. I think that leaves only a body of water explanation. So.... where does her route connect with water?

 

[Caring1]

Belva’s NamUs was modified today. It wasn’t due to the photos, they were added 2/18 and 2/19.

I agree with Megnut. Either water or even a possible drop off on the side of the road along her route or veered off the road into thick brush or trees. Although still holding out hope she has ended up somewhere and may be confused.

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/138309/details?nav

 

[jillolantern]

 

[mlhenn]

95-Year-Old Last Seen Driving After Paying a Bill. Weeks Later, Officials Say She's 'Disappeared Into Thin Air'

Authorities in Arkansas continue to search for Belva Day, 95, who has not been seen since the beginning of February.

people.com

No new info

 

[#JUSTICE4WILDER]

Where are you Ms Belva?

 

[#JUSTICE4WILDER]

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Body believed to be Belva Day located at Little Rock Air Force Base

Mountain Home Police Chief Eddie Griffin reports as of Wednesday morning that a body and vehicle believed to be of missing 95-year-old Belva Day was located Tuesday afternoon in a remote area of Little Rock Air Force

www.ktlo.com

Mountain Home Police Chief Eddie Griffin reports as of Wednesday morning that the body and vehicle believed to be of missing 95-year-old Belva Day was located Tuesday afternoon in a remote area of Jacksonville Air Force Base in the Little Rock Area. The vehicle was located by a maintenance crew in a ravine.



Audio report from the Mountain Home police chief at the link.

(Edited to correct link.)

 

[Bounceycat]

Body believed to be Belva Day located at Little Rock Air Force Base

Mountain Home Police Chief Eddie Griffin reports as of Wednesday morning that a body and vehicle believed to be of missing 95-year-old Belva Day was located Tuesday afternoon in a remote area of Little Rock Air Force

www.ktlo.com

Mountain Home Police Chief Eddie Griffin reports as of Wednesday morning that the body and vehicle believed to be of missing 95-year-old Belva Day was located Tuesday afternoon in a remote area of Jacksonville Air Force Base in the Little Rock Area. The vehicle was located by a maintenance crew in a ravine.



Audio report from the Mountain Home police chief at the link.

(Edited to correct link.)

Rest well, Belva. I had suspicions that's how she'd be found. I hope for her sake it was quick. How did she get on base though, I wonder?

 

[DS2021]

Body believed to be Belva Day located at Little Rock Air Force Base

Mountain Home Police Chief Eddie Griffin reports as of Wednesday morning that a body and vehicle believed to be of missing 95-year-old Belva Day was located Tuesday afternoon in a remote area of Little Rock Air Force

www.ktlo.com

Mountain Home Police Chief Eddie Griffin reports as of Wednesday morning that the body and vehicle believed to be of missing 95-year-old Belva Day was located Tuesday afternoon in a remote area of Jacksonville Air Force Base in the Little Rock Area. The vehicle was located by a maintenance crew in a ravine.



Audio report from the Mountain Home police chief at the link.

(Edited to correct link.)

Wow, that's roughly 3 hours from home

 

[swanniee11]

Very sad outcome. Prayers for Ms Day and her loved ones.

 

[mommame]

found today, apparently she was in her car, but sadly no longer alive

 

[STLBlues]

Based on the camera sightings, it was just over a 2 hour journey. Here's a map for those who'd like to see it.
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Wow, that's roughly 3 hours from home

It must have been more than three hours. Above is the map we created based on the camera sightings, the direct @3 hours drive from Mountain Home to the AFB would have her travelling directly South first then veering Southeast. But, she departed Mountain Home in an East/Northeast direction.

Here's the direct Mountain Home to the AFB for comparison. First, the direct route, then the area around Mountain Home for comparison to the above of the camera sightings.

 

[STLBlues]

Just remapped from Mountain Home to the AFB based on the previously listed camera sightings. Of course, we don't know where she went after Batesville, before arriving at the AFB. But, she was driving at least 3 hours and 24 minutes. Poor lady must have been lost and confused.

 

[starlightstarbright]

The AFB is a further hour and 14 minutes on Google maps beyond the last cctv sighting. As you can see though, the highway cuts right across the base, so I can understand how she would have been found on the AFB itself. Bless her, it’s the outcome we expected and I’m glad she’s been found, but still very sad.

 

[HIM_Darling]

I wonder if she was let in because she had military/veteran ID and the person who let her in just didn't make the connection that it was her(or just doesn't pay attention to the news to know that she was missing)? Or if she was found more along the border fence somewhere? Cause driving around it on google maps, I don't see how she could have really been inside the base on accident. There are a couple of creeks along the road that goes around the base, though I wouldn't call them ravines. Depending on what the foliage looks like at the moment, she probably could have crashed into one of those and not been spotted.

 

[mlhenn]

Additional links

Vehicle of 95-year-old Belva Day found crashed near Little Rock AFB, body found inside

On March 4, authorities with the Little Rock Air Force Base reported to the Mountain Home Police Department a vehicle belonging to 95-year-old Belva Day was fou

katv.com

The body has been transported to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for further examination, consisting of an autopsy and identification.

Missing elderly Mountain Home, Ark., woman found dead in crashed vehicle 3 hours away

Authorities located the body of a Mountain Home woman reported missing in February.

www.ky3.com

Missing 95-year-old Arkansas woman's car found near Little Rock Air Force Base

Officials located the vehicle of 95-year-old Belva Day, who was reported missing in early February, near the Little Rock Air Force Base.

www.thv11.com

Officials say the area where the car was found is near a restricted location near the LRAFB, and the investigation into her disappearance is being handled by the Jacksonville Police Department.
Jacksonville police have informed us that they are now awaiting identification of the body from the coroner's office.