Vulnerable adult missing in Minneapolis has been found

A social worker helped police locate the woman, who had significant brain injuries from a car accident years ago.

March 2, 2012 at 7:19PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

UPDATE: Minneapolis police say a missing vulnerable has been found after a social worker saw news media reports and notified police about where the woman might be. The woman was found and returned to her parents' home.

(Original story is below)

A 26-year-old woman with significant brain injuries has gone missing from her parents' Minneapolis home, and police are asking for the public's help in locating her.

Danielle Marie Vara, was injured in a car accident years ago and has lived with her parents ever since. She has no money and could be lost, according to police.

Vara, who is white, stands 5' 4" and weighs 120 pounds. She has brown eyes, brown hair and glasses. She was last seen near 28th St. E. and Chicago Av. S. She wore a purple coat, green T-shirt, blue jeans, white tennis shoes and a black winter cap.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts should call Sgt. Timothy Hatchner at 612-673-5365. Anyone who sees Vara on the street should call 911 or 612-673-2345 from outside the city.

Danielle Marie Vara, 26, has gone missing. Police are asking for the public's help to find her.
Danielle Marie Vara, 26, has gone missing. Police are asking for the public's help to find her. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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