Police seek missing woman in Riverside

Last updated: December 1, 2015 - 10:54am


Joyce Kotzen

RIVERSIDE — A search is underway in this borough across the river from Danville for a 76-year-old woman last seen Monday.

Joyce Kotzen disappeared about noon from her home on the north end of Avenue E, near the Susquehanna and the Merck and Co. chemical complex.

She's described as 5-foot tall, weighing 170 to 175 pounds. She was last seen in a white/tan fleece jacket, blue or purple pants, white sneakers and a white skull cap. She may have been carrying a walking stick.

Riverside Borough Police are coordinating the search, said a spokesman for Kotzen's husband, George Bonetti.

Anyone who may have information is asked to call Riverside Police, 570-275-4305.

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