Found missing person: woman in blue jacket near Arch
Description
I found a woman who seems to be missing this afternoon around 2:15 pm in the Gateway Arch National Park area, near the Old Courthouse on Market Street. She was wearing a bright blue windbreaker, dark jeans, and white sneakers, and she carried a brown backpack with a distinctive yellow star patch on the front. She looked anxious and kept glancing around as if searching for someone. She mentioned she might have wandered away from a nearby group and asked for help locating her family. I also noticed a small crescent moon tattoo on her left wrist and a faint scar on her forearm. Security helped connect her with staff to reunite her with loved ones.
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