Authorities are trying to locate a 79-year-old woman who has not been seen since she leaving her home in Vassalboro on Thursday.
Virginia Bourgoin left at an unknown time to drive to a 2:30 p.m. appointment in Waterville. Her last credit card purchase was at a fast food restaurant in Waterville, according to Shannon Moss, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Bourgoin would normally only travel out of the area to visit the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta. She has been suffering from memory loss.
Police said she is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes and is driving a 2005 silver Buick LeSabre with Maine registration 1356A2.
Anyone who sees her can contact the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office at (207) 624-7076, ext. 9.
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