Woman reported missing found safe at bottom of embankment in Waukesha County

WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A missing woman was rescued from the bottom of a steep embankment in Waukesha County on Wednesday, March 29. 

According to the Waukesha County Sheriff's Office, a 67-year-old woman was reported missing Tuesday evening, March 28 after she had walked away from Pick 'n Save located in the village of Wales. A Silver Alert was issued to help find her. 

Wednesday morning, March 29, the woman was found safe off the Glacial Drumin Trail at the bottom of a steep embankment. She was transported to a local hospital for weather exposure, and she was reunited with her family.

The Waukesha County Sheriff's Office was assisted by the City of Waukesha Police Department, Lake Country Fire Department, Merton Community Fire Department, Western Lakes Fire District, New Berlin Police Department, Muskego Police Department, and the Wisconsin Department of Justice.