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Body believed to be missing woman from New York found, police say

She was visiting family for the holidays when she disappeared, police said.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The body believed to be a missing 79-year-old from New York City who was visiting her family for the holidays was found in a creek on Monday, police said.

Charlotte Mecklenburg police said that 79-year-old Nancy Brown was last seen at her family's home along Neuhoff Lane, near West Sugar Creek Road in north Charlotte, around midnight on Dec. 8.

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🚨UPDATE: The Missing Persons Unit is requesting the public’s assistance in reviewing any residential and business surveillance footage on Saturday, December 9, 2023, between midnight and 6:00 a.m.
— CMPD News (@CMPD) December 12, 2023

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