Police continue to search for missing 76-year-old woman last seen in Crystal Springs

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Command halfway acceptable up arsenic Jacksonville constabulary inquire radical who unrecorded successful the country to cheque surveillance video

Jacksonville constabulary connected Thursday continued to hunt for Maria Martinez Masso.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The hunt continued Thursday for a missing 76-year-old woman past seen Tuesday successful the Crystal Springs area.

Between 6 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to police, Maria Agustina Martinez Masso near her location connected Radnor Lane, conscionable northbound of Crystal Springs Road, and has not returned. Police said she is showing aboriginal signs of dementia.

Police said she was past seen astir 1 p.m. Tuesday successful the country of Crystal Springs and Chaffee roads. They said the pistillate -- who was described arsenic being 5 feet, 3 inches gangly and weighing 150 pounds -- was past seen wearing what appears to beryllium a yellowish top.

Amber Bird told News4Jax that’s astir the aforesaid clip she spotted Martinez Masso adjacent the Winn-Dixie connected Chaffee Road.

“I saw her walking down the sidewalk connected Crystal Springs, going towards Winn-Dixie,” Bird recounted. “I noticed she had a suitcase with her and she happened to permission the suitcase and past walked down the street.”

Bird said the pistillate did not look to beryllium successful immoderate danger.

“She conscionable looked similar she was taking a locomotion and was conscionable retired enjoying the day,” Bird said.

Bird, who said she notified constabulary astir the sighting, added the suitcase that she saw the pistillate permission down is nary longer adjacent the Winn-Dixie.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office released these images arsenic constabulary proceed to hunt for Maria Martinez Masso. (Jacksonville Sheriff's Office)

The Sheriff’s Office asked radical who unrecorded successful the country of Chaffee, Crystal Springs and Pritchard roads to cheque immoderate surveillance from Tuesday, “paying peculiar attention” betwixt the hours of 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

“Due to the magnitude Ms. Martinez-Masso has been missing, we are acrophobic for her safety,” the Sheriff’s Office said.

A mobile bid halfway was acceptable up astatine a religion connected Crystal Springs Road that’s little than a mile from Martinez Masso’s home.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said it was assisting successful the search.

Bird said she hopes Martinez Masso is recovered harmless soon.

“I can’t ideate what she’s going done oregon what her household is going through. If it was my parents, I would beryllium retired of my mind,” Bird said.

Anyone who has seen her oregon who has immoderate accusation astir her whereabouts is asked to telephone the Sheriff’s Office astatine 904-630-0500 oregon 911.