Found Deceased NM - Laura Bank, 73, left for walk in Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Santa Fe, 21 Jun 2025 *active search*

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Lauri Dodge, a Planning Section chief and volunteer with New Mexico Search and Rescue, speaks Thursday with a civilian search team and Kerry Bank, the son of missing Santa Fe resident Laura Bank, in the parking lot at St. John’s College as the group prepares to begin a search for her. The case of Laura Bank exemplifies what could be a growing problem in a city with an aging population that is nestled high in the mountains

The disappearance last weekend of an elderly Santa Fe woman while walking in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains points to the need for clear rules about dispatching trained volunteer searchers, advocates and searchers say.

A poster announcing the Silver Alert for Laura Bank at the start of the Sun Mountain trailhead Thursday. Despite hours of searching by dozens of volunteers, scent dogs and drones, the 73-year-old remained missing Thursday evening

Search for missing Santa Fe woman comes amid changes to statewide search system, Silver Alert

The case of 73-year-old Laura Bank exemplifies what could be a growing problem in a city with an aging population and treacherous terrain.

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Missing Santa Fe woman found deceased near town, family says

Laura Bank, a retired longtime educator, was last seen around 8 a.m. June 21 on Owl Creek Road in the Santa Fe foothills.

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Missing Santa Fe woman found deceased near town, family says

Laura Bank, a retired longtime educator, was last seen around 8 a.m. June 21 on Owl Creek Road in the Santa Fe foothills.

www.santafenewmexican.com