ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Adams County officials announced a woman, who went missing in the Homochitto National Forest, has been found alive.
The Natchez Democrat reported Julia Kelly was last seen on Saturday, July 22 around 7:00 p.m. Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten said Kelly and another person had spent the day in the forest, searching a creek bed for arrowheads.
A storm separated the two. Officials started searching for Kelly Saturday night, but the search was called off. The search resumed Sunday morning.
Kelly was located just before 1:30 p.m. by a state game warden, according to Patten. He said Kelly was covered in insect bites, scratches and had numerous bruises.
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Adams County officials announced a woman, who went missing in the Homochitto National Forest, has been found alive. (Courtesy: Adams County Sheriff’s Office) -
Adams County officials announced a woman, who went missing in the Homochitto National Forest, has been found alive. (Courtesy: Adams County Sheriff’s Office)
She was taken to Merit Health Hospital in Natchez for an evaluation.