{"id":2789,"date":"2025-04-07T21:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T21:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/?p=2789"},"modified":"2025-04-07T07:16:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T07:16:30","slug":"74-year-old-woman-found-after-disappearance-from-norton-shores-hospitalized-for-exposure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/74-year-old-woman-found-after-disappearance-from-norton-shores-hospitalized-for-exposure\/","title":{"rendered":"74-Year-Old Woman Found After Disappearance from Norton Shores, Hospitalized for Exposure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NORTON SHORES, Mich. \u2014 A 74-year-old woman who had gone missing under concerning circumstances was found safe but hospitalized over the weekend, according to the Norton Shores Police Department.<\/p>\n

Nancy Bloomquist was last seen Thursday at the Little River Casino, where she was captured on surveillance footage leaving the premises around 5:30 p.m. Heading southbound on US-31, Bloomquist’s whereabouts remained unknown for several days, prompting an outpouring of concern from family, friends, and local authorities.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, police confirmed that Bloomquist had been located in northern Mason County. She was subsequently transported to a nearby hospital, where she is receiving treatment for exposure-related conditions. The specifics of her health status have not been released, but police noted that she was in need of medical care due to the harsh conditions she endured during her time missing.<\/p>\n

The circumstances surrounding Bloomquist’s disappearance have not yet been fully explained, but her safe return has brought relief to both her family and the Norton Shores community. Authorities have expressed gratitude for the public’s help in the search and will continue to investigate the details of her disappearance.<\/p>\n

Bloomquist’s case highlights the ongoing efforts of local law enforcement and the public in ensuring the safety and well-being of vulnerable individuals. The Norton Shores Police Department continues to work with various agencies to provide assistance to Bloomquist as she recovers.<\/p>\n

More updates will be provided as the investigation progresses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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NORTON SHORES, Mich. \u2014 A 74-year-old woman who had gone missing under concerning circumstances was found safe but hospitalized over the weekend, according to the Norton Shores Police Department. Nancy Bloomquist was last seen Thursday at the Little River Casino, where she was captured on surveillance footage leaving the premises around 5:30 p.m. Heading southbound […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2793,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2789"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2797,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2789\/revisions\/2797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}