Editor's note on August 7 at 11:00 a.m.: Greda Muchuga has been found safe, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
The 73-year-old from Westminster was found in a remote area of Mesa County, south of Rifle, Colorado, the Mesa County Sheriff's Office tweeted Monday.
The department worked with seven other agencies for three days to track down Muchuga in the White River National Forest near Alsbury Reserovir.
She is being evaluated and getting medical attention before she gets help returning home.
Missing woman from Jeffco found alive in Mesa County At approximately 10:00 am this morning, missing 73-year-old Greda Machuga of Westminster was located in a remote area of Mesa County in the White River National Forest near Alsbury Reservoir. Machuga was reported missing by…
— Mesa County Sheriff (@SheriffMesaColo) August 7, 2023
Our previous story is below.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — A 73-year-old woman with a cognitive impairment is missing out of Jefferson County.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said Greda Muchuga can get lost and confused easily.
Authorities believe they have spotted her vehicle — a 2009 silver Lexus RX350 SUV with Colorado license plate 285-DFU — in several places. Last week, it may have been seen on W. 120th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard in Westminster, the sheriff's office said, and also possibly seen in Boulder on Wednesday night.
On Thursday around 5 a.m., it was seen on camera heading westbound on Interstate 70 near Glenwood Springs.
Residents on the western slope are asked to keep an eye out for Muchuga and her vehicle.
Muchuga was last known to be wearing gray sweatpants and a T-shirt. She often visits the King Soopers at W. 100th Avenue and Wadsworth Parkway, the sheriff's office said.
She is described as a white woman standing 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighing 125 pounds. She has green eyes and brown hair.
Anybody who knows of her whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the sheriff's office at 303-271-0211.
