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Elderly woman Tsering Wangyal missing from Skokie, Illinois, since Monday

Elderly woman Tsering Wangyal missing since Monday
Elderly woman Tsering Wangyal missing since Monday 00:30

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Police in north suburban Skokie are searching for an elderly woman who has been missing since Monday.

Tsering Wangyal, 82, was last seen around 3:30 p.m. Monday in the area of the 9500 block of Bronx Place, police said.

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Tsering Wangyal, 82, has been missing from Skokie, Illinois, since July 15, 2024. Skokie Police

She is a 5-foot-1, 160-pound Asian American woman, with silver hair and brown eyes.

She was wearing a dark-colored long-sleeved shirt, light-colored pants, and slippers. She also wears glasses.

Anyone who sees her or has any information on her whereabouts should call 911 or contact Skokie police at 847-982-5900.

On Wednesday night, dozens of people packed into the Tibetan Alliance community center in Evanston for a vigil for Wangyal.

Prayer vigil held for missing Skokie, Illinois woman 00:27
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