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Elderly Jamaican woman missing after arriving at Florida airport

Update:Missing elderly Jamaican woman found dead in Florida river
Caroline Woolery- Walters.
By Micaiah Morgan

A search is underway for a 70-year-old Jamaican woman who went missing after she landed at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, United States on Monday.

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According to reports from the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) Missing Persons Unit, Caroline Woolery-Walters was last seen near 300 Terminal Drive at Fort Lauderdale around 6:00 p.m.

Woolery-Walters was traveling from Jamaica to visit relatives in Philadelphia.

It is said that she was last seen wearing a yellow head wrap, yellow shirt, and blue jeans.

Anyone with information regarding Woolery-Walters’ whereabouts is urged to contact BSO Detective Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274, or BSO’s non-emergency number, 954-764-HELP (4357).

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