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Loudoun Sheriff Searches for Missing 81-Year-Old Carolyn Taylor

9/7/2026

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The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is leading an intensive search for missing 81-year-old Carolyn Taylor.
Taylor vanished on the morning of Aug. 23 near Foundry and Hughesville Roads southeast of Purcellville.
Search teams from neighboring counties, Maryland, dogs, a drone, ATVs and a Fairfax helicopter have been deployed.
Officials report about 6,000 acres of waist-high grass have been searched on foot as of Thursday.

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The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is leading an intensive search for missing 81-year-old Carolyn Taylor.
Taylor vanished on the morning of Aug. 23 near Foundry and Hughesville Roads southeast of Purcellville.
Search teams from neighboring counties, Maryland, dogs, a drone, ATVs and a Fairfax helicopter have been deployed.
Officials report about 6,000 acres of waist-high grass have been searched on foot as of Thursday.