Help sought in case of woman missing since Sunday

March 16, 2011 at 1:23AM
Mari Sherion Willis went missing from a group home near Duluth and authorities are seeking help finding her.
Mari Sherion Willis went missing from a group home near Duluth and authorities are seeking help finding her. (Dennis McGrath/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Authorities on Tuesday asked the public's help in finding a woman with psychological problems who has been missing since Sunday from a group home northwest of Duluth.

Mari Sherion Willis, 40, was last seen at her residence in the 5700 block of Industrial Boulevard in Canosia Township on Sunday afternoon, when she was allowed to go for a walk, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office.

DESCRIPTION: Willis, who lived for many years in St. Paul, is described as black, 5 feet 2 inches tall, about 170 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a light-blue full-length jacket and was walking toward Hwy. 53.

She suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and is described as a slow walker.

IF YOU SEE HER: Authorities asked that anyone with information about Willis' whereabouts call 911 within the county or 1-218-727-8770 from anywhere else.

PAUL WALSH

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