Body of elderly woman who was subject of Silver Alert found in Conn. River

Staff reports 5:40 a.m.


Body of elderly woman who was subject of Silver Alert found in Conn. River

Mardrey Swenson (Courtesy photo)

LEBANON, N.H. - The body of a Lebanon woman who was the subject of a Silver Alert on Sunday was discovered in the Connecticut River later in the day, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game.

Police said Mardrey Swenson, 76, went missing about 2:30 a.m. Sunday after she walked away from her home. Swenson was last seen in the area of 15 Oak Ridge.

A New Hampshire State Police helicopter, multiple K9 teams and ground teams conducted searches near her house.

Swenson's body was found Sunday afternoon by a fisherman.