Found Deceased PA - Melanie M. Prokop, 62 - Uniontown, Fayette County - 1 January 2021

[Richrd]

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- Uniontown City,
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania -
- Friday, 1 January 2021 -​

- Melanie M. Prokop, 62 -
5' 6" ::: 130 Lbs.
Blue Eyes ::: Blonde Hair

Uniontown City,
Fayette County,
is in South-Western, Pennsylvania
Day Five

1)) WTAE News:
Uniontown police investigating disappearance of 62-year-old woman

2)) Google™ Supplements & Updates:
Melanie Prokop - PA - Google Search

3)) Melanie's 2018 Facebook™
Facebook

4)) Uniontown City Police:
[Uniontown City Police Department]

5)) Pennsylvania Missing and Unidentified:
Pennsylvania Missing Persons
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[Contribution # 7843
Thread # 555234]
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[SAMS]

“Police said she was last seen in Uniontown on Friday night driving her white vehicle. She was reported missing by a family member on Saturday.

State police found her vehicle on private property on Jumonville Road in North Union Township on Saturday after it was discovered by the property owner.

Police said an extensive search in that area has been underway since then.”

Uniontown police investigating disappearance of 62-year-old woman

Wonder who saw her last on Friday night? Is she familiar with the area where her car was found? MOO

 

[Filly]

Where is this woman?

She also goes by the name Melanie McCay Prokop. An obituary for her husband from 2017 shows they lived in Houston, Texas.

Wondering if she is originally from PA or Texas? Did she come to live close to family? So many questions.

 

[Sunrisenow]

A search party for this missing Uniontown woman has been scheduled for this Thursday, January 14th at 10am.
Uniontown/Fayette County PA Events

 

[YaYa_521]

“Police said she was last seen in Uniontown on Friday night driving her white vehicle. She was reported missing by a family member on Saturday.

State police found her vehicle on private property on Jumonville Road in North Union Township on Saturday after it was discovered by the property owner.

Police said an extensive search in that area has been underway since then.”

Uniontown police investigating disappearance of 62-year-old woman

Wonder who saw her last on Friday night? Is she familiar with the area where her car was found? MOO

Search party hoping to find Fayette County woman missing for 2 weeks
Mike Holden 3 days ago

“She could be anywhere out there so someone could’ve dumped her car out here. We just don’t have any leads of her being anywhere else,” L. P. said. Her mother’s last known interaction was with a police officer. She asked the officer for directions. The officer helped her, but her family believes she might have gotten lost after that.


This article is behind a paywall.
Uniontown Police still searching for missing woman

• Jan 15, 2021 Updated Jan 15, 2021

 

[YaYa_521]

https://twitter.com/PAStatePolice/status/1347551715319549952/photo/1
8 Jan 2021
Missing Endangered Person Advisory Uniontown PD Call 911 if seen

 

[Sunrisenow]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[indicolite22]

Update from Jan 29 with a timeline: Melanie Prokop Search Party - Uniontown, PA

Apparently the police believe that she walked away from the car, got lost in the woods and succumbed to the elements. They will conduct another search in a few months. The family has created a missing poster, offering a reward for information, but it has not been shared on the above missing page yet.

 

[Magnum P.E.]

This one is in my area near Maryland and West Virginia. There is a Facebook page, someone is overflying the area with a drone and taking plenty of photos in the hopes of spotting her. I have looked at a few of the pix, and pareidolia makes every log and rock outcropping look like a person (think Mars Rat and the Man in The Moon). There is a narrow window for drone use and it is right now. The snowcover is melting and ground is visible, but in a few short weeks the trees will sprout leaves, rendering a drone less useful. Unfortunately, the rough terrain requires a fairly high altitude to maintain communication with the drone.
We have a few cases like this every year, someone is lost and usually hunters find them in the fall.
I’m not sure what most of you know about Pennsylvania, but there are some mountainous remote areas, and it is still quite possible to become quite lost here.

 

[Magnum P.E.]

Just got word that her remains have been found Wednesday afternoon, and family has been notified. https://www.facebook.com/groups/749108369367811/permalink/785494089062572/

 

[CCJD]

A woman missing from Fayette County since January was found dead, according to state police.

Melanie Prokop, 62, was found Wednesday evening in a wooded area off Kennedy Road in North Union Township, police said.

Police: Body of woman reported missing in January found in Fayette County | TribLIVE.com

 

[YaYa_521]

This one is in my area near Maryland and West Virginia. There is a Facebook page, someone is overflying the area with a drone and taking plenty of photos in the hopes of spotting her. I have looked at a few of the pix, and pareidolia makes every log and rock outcropping look like a person (think Mars Rat and the Man in The Moon). There is a narrow window for drone use and it is right now. The snowcover is melting and ground is visible, but in a few short weeks the trees will sprout leaves, rendering a drone less useful. Unfortunately, the rough terrain requires a fairly high altitude to maintain communication with the drone.
We have a few cases like this every year, someone is lost and usually hunters find them in the fall.
I’m not sure what most of you know about Pennsylvania, but there are some mountainous remote areas, and it is still quite possible to become quite lost here.

Man operating drone finds body of missing Fayette County woman
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Kudos to C.B. for his kindness and determination to finding Melanie. He searched using his drone over the course of multiple days. Each time he posted hundreds of pics to the FB group so others could help look through them. He successfully found Melanie's remains in a location he says he was guided to by a dream. C.B. will forever be a hero to Melanie's loved ones. Hopefully his efforts and success will inspire others to lend a helping hand to families of MPs.

Rest peacefully, Melanie.