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Las Vegas police locate woman, 63, who went missing near Strip

Updated February 24, 2020 - 9:28 pm

Las Vegas police have found the 63-year-old woman who was reported missing Monday afternoon.

Peggy Egan was found safe by 9:21 p.m., police said. She had gone missing around 3 p.m. near the 3800 block of Las Vegas Blvd. South, near Tropicana Avenue, wearing a black sweatshirt with a rainbow stripe, blue jeans and pink and white shoes, according to a release Monday night.

Police said earlier Monday evening that they believed Egan may have been in emotional distress, but they said she was located safely.

Contact Alexis Egeland at aegeland@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0335. Follow @alexis_egeland on Twitter.

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