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| Llamas, Maria 11-16; San Antonio, TX - age 69 | |
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| tatertot | Dec 15 2016, 03:18 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.kens5.com/news/local/missing-sa...found/367806891 Missing San Antonio woman's purse found Staff , KENS 10:33 AM. CST December 11, 2016 SAN ANTONIO – The purse belonging to the missing San Antonio woman has been found. Family members told KENS 5 they've found the purse belonging to 69-year-old Maria Llamas. It was found near the same area where she was last seen three weeks ago by the Poteet Flea Market. Llamas suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and needs daily medication. Search crews went out again Sunday morning to find her. They began their search at 8:30 Sunday morning. |
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| Begood | Dec 26 2016, 09:36 PM Post #2 |
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| Begood | Jan 1 2017, 02:37 PM Post #3 |
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| tatertot | Jan 17 2017, 07:52 AM Post #4 |
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http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/what...er-maria-llamas What happened to missing grandmother Maria Llamas? by Melissa Vega, News 4 San AntonioFriday, January 13th 2017 SAN ANTONIO — 70-year-old Maria Jesus Llamas has been missing since Sunday, November 20. Llamas, who also suffers from Alzheimer's, was last seen at the Poteet Flea Market in the 12200 block of State Highway 16 South on the city's South Side. "It feels like day one, where is she, what happened?” said Margie Llamas, Maria's daughter. There have been massive searches and possible sightings, but nothing has led to finding Maria. "We were looking just for that sign." The sign came on December 10th, when Maria's purse was found wrapped around a tree near Leon Creek. "A lot of people assume that she was walking down the creek, and that's very very doubtful. I don't think after being down there that she could have made her way down there," added Llamas. Possible sightings of the grandmother kept coming in, and a day after Christmas a photo of a woman bearing resemblance to Llamas in Mexico surfaced. "Finally we found her, and it wasn't her." As Maria's family continues to search, they're also trying to raise awareness about Alzheimer's and Dementia. "I think you know after my mom had walked away from the house twice before this we found her after an hour or two. I wish we would have you know done a little bit more of that research to put a GPS." Llamas went on to say. The Llamas' family says they've received numerous false messages about Maria being found. The grandmother's case was recently confused with another missing person who was found safe. "If other people can learn from our story, I hope they do." If you have any information on Llamas whereabouts, call the San Antonio Police Department's Missing Persons Unit at (210) 207-7660 or the Heidi Search Center at (210) 650-0428. |
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| tatertot | Feb 1 2017, 09:04 AM Post #5 |
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http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-...-llamas-n714316 Family Members Heartbroken but Determined in Search for Missing Grandmother Maria Llamas by RACHAEL TROST 34 seconds. That is all it took. And instead of getting a call to gather for "soul food" Sunday at the Llamas household, Maria Llamas's children were getting a call that their mother had vanished. "She was gone instantly. It was instantly," Margie Llamas, Maria's oldest daughter, told Dateline. "That is all it took for our lives to change." It was Sunday, November 20, 2016. Maria, 69 at the time, spent the morning at church with her husband. The two then headed to the Poteet Flea Market outside San Antonio, Texas. Maria was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease several years ago. Her husband is her main caretaker. Traveling to the flea market on Sunday afternoons was one of the couple's favorite activities. "My mother's disease has taken a turn for the worse over the past year. But one thing she really loved was music and to dance. There was a lot of that at the flea market," Margie told Dateline. "My father would take her there so she could enjoy herself." For some reason, Maria was unhappy that day. She told her husband she didn't like the music and wanted to leave. On the way to the parking lot, her husband stopped at a stand to look at some boots. Maria was right next to him. And then she was gone. Security video from the flea market shows Maria wandering into the crowd and out of sight of her husband. "You can see when he realizes she's gone and he frantically is looking for her," Margie said. "He heads in the direction they were walking originally to leave, but the video shows her heading a different way." Maria can be seen walking to a different exit, through the parking lot and out the entrance gate to the highway, before she gets out of camera range. Immediately, Margie's dad called her and her three other siblings, who rushed to the flea market. Until they saw that security video, they had no idea Maria had left the property. Fast forward two months, and Maria's family is left with more questions than answers. Countless searches of the rugged terrain surrounding the flea market have been conducted. Searchers have hung thousands of fliers in and around San Antonio. Several sightings of Maria have been reported -- all but one have turned out to be unsubstantiated. The only sighting family members were able to confirm was from a woman who had a flat tire on the highway outside the flea market that Sunday afternoon. She told Margie she believes she saw Maria. Maria was disoriented and confused, and told the woman that, "God was guiding her home." The woman attempted to tell a police officer nearby, but Maria soon walked out of sight. The comment about going home frightens Maria's family. As her Alzheimer's has progressed, they say Maria has started to believe she was a young girl again on her parent's ranch in rural Mexico. Although she's lived in the San Antonio area for more than 40 years, and her parents have been deceased for nearly a decade, Maria thinks she is supposed to be home with them. Her family's fear is that she wandered into the desert. The fear persisted when a search group discovered Maria's purse hanging from a tree branch downstream by a creek that runs near the flea market. "Her purse was found after we had an unusually high amount of rain, so the creek overflowed," Maria's daughter Margie told Dateline. "After that was found, we searched the areas all around that creek hoping to find something more. But we didn't." The San Antonio Police Department continues to investigate. Foul play is not suspected at this time. Maria's family and those in the local community have not given up hope. Searches continue to be organized, and family members describe the support from those in the community as "overwhelming." "We are so thankful for what everyone has done to help us search for my mom," Margie said. "So many people have become like family to us through all of this. It means the world to us that people care." Each weekend, the Llamas family still gathers. But instead of simply sharing in each other's company, the talk has turned to what they can do to find Maria. They marked Maria's 70th birthday in December. They prayed throughout the holidays that, somehow, she would return home. And they are still praying for a miracle. "We just want everyone to know that she is missing and to keep an eye out for her if they can," Margie told Dateline. "We are never going to give up searching. Our family will never be the same until we have her home." Maria Llamas is described as 5'2" tall, weighing 120 lbs. with greying brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information that can help in her case is urged to contact the San Antonio Police Department at (210) 207-7660. You can also visit the Facebook page 'Help Find Maria Jesus Llamas' for more information.
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