TAMA COUNTY — On Monday, the Tama County Sheriff’s Office was notified about an 86-year-old woman who had gone missing after her vehicle was discovered in a cornfield. She was eventually located safely, though authorities do not yet know where she had been or why her car ended up in the field.

Her vehicle was located near a closed bridge on 340th St., just west of Highway 21 and south of Highway 30 between Elberon and Belle Plaine.

A coordinated response from multiple agencies including the Belle Plaine Fire Department,

Belle Plaine EMS, the Iowa State Patrol, the Tama Police Department, the Toledo Police Department, the Tama Fire Department, the Toledo Fire Department, the Tama County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), Tama County E911, and Tama County Dispatch led to her safe recovery around 1:58 p.m. She was subsequently transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

“Thank you everyone who worked together to ensure the safety of this individual,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a press release.

For further details, please contact the Tama County Sheriff’s Office at 641-484-4111 or visit our website at www.tamacountysheriff.org.