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Missing Tumwater woman found 3 days later in Centralia

Roberta A. Hartnell, 68, went missing at around 4 p.m. Oct. 21 from her adult family home in Tumwater. She was found three days later in Centralia with her son.
Roberta A. Hartnell, 68, went missing at around 4 p.m. Oct. 21 from her adult family home in Tumwater. She was found three days later in Centralia with her son. Tumwater Police Department

A Tumwater woman who went missing Oct. 21 was found days later in Centralia, according to police.

Roberta A. Hartnell, 68, was reported missing about 4 p.m. Oct. 21 from her adult family home in Tumwater near Buttercup Street.

Police at the time suspected that her son had taken her to the Centralia area, and that’s where Centralia police found her the evening of Oct. 24, Tumwater police Lt. Jen Kolb said.

The woman has decided to live with her son instead of at the adult family home, Kolb said.

This story was originally published November 2, 2022 at 5:00 AM.

Rolf Boone
The Olympian
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