October 11, 2013 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch Page 9 No New Leads In Missing Woman Case have not given up on the effort to find David, according to Worcester County NEWS EDITOR Sheriff’s Office Public Information OfBERLIN – Four months after her ficer Lt. Ed Schreier. “There is not any new informamysterious disappearance, the search continues for an elderly Ber- tion,” said Schreier this week. “It is lin woman who has not been seen still an open case and there are periodic searches conducted.” since Memorial Day. While the search continues, the Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, May 28, the Worcester County effort has certainly been scaled Sheriff’s Office received a missing back months after David’s disappersons report for Helen Stephanie pearance. The search was bolsterDavid, 77, of Berlin, from her son, ed initially by the Delaware Search and Rescue K-9 group, an Ryan Putney. David lived on all-volunteer citizen agency Carefree Lane in the South with decades of experience Point area and was last seen in the recovery of missing by family members around 3 persons, particularly those p.m. the day before, which with dementia and Alzheimwas Memorial Day Monday. er’s. The Calvert County According to Putney, David Search and Rescue team suffers from dementia and HELEN S. DAVID was also enlisted to help short-term memory loss. An extensive search was con- with the search. Early on, the Maryland State ducted in the South Point area and along the Route 611 corridor on the Police and the Maryland Natural ground, by air and in the water to Resources Police (NRP) brought in new avail. At the height of the their Search Management Team search effort, local law enforcement and conducted a detailed grid agencies were assisted by the Civil search of the immediate area. The Air Patrol and search and rescue Worcester County Sheriff’s Office teams from as far away as the west- has also been out routinely searchern shore of Maryland and an army ing in force on ATVs, boats and on of citizen volunteers combed the foot searching for any signs of the woods and properties around South missing Berlin woman. David is about 5’6” tall and aPoint with flashlights. Over four months later, David has round 142 pounds with salt-andnot been located although the search pepper hair of medium length. Anycontinues. No new leads have been one with information about David’s uncovered and the trail has run cold, whereabouts is urged to contact the but local law enforcement agencies Sheriff’s Office at 410-632-1111. By SHAWN J. SOPER Happy Hour 3 p.m.-Close MONDAY-FRIDAY Duck Parties Start 4-9 p.m. Saturday 10/12 Lauren Glick & The Moodswingers Sunday 10/13 Haleytown Closing Party 10/26 Johnny Bling www.mrducksbar.com 311 Talbot Street • 410-289-9125 Open 7 Days A Week At 11 a.m.