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Search continues for missing woman

KAYE THORNBRUGH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years AGO
by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Kaye Thornbrugh is a second-generation Kootenai County resident who has been with the Coeur d’Alene Press for six years. She primarily covers Kootenai County’s government, as well as law enforcement, the legal system and North Idaho College. | March 18, 2022 1:00 AM

The search continues for a woman who has been missing since Monday morning.

Janelle M. Burchfield was last seen around 7:30 a.m. Monday at the top of Fourth of July Pass.

Burchfield has brown hair and brown eyes. She’s five-foot-six and weighs about 130 pounds. At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing a red fleece jacket, blue jeans and tennis shoes.

She was last seen on foot near the recreation parking area at Fourth of July Pass.

Her cell phone has been powered off since shortly after she disappeared.

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that Burchfield’s boyfriend and family reported her missing. They reportedly searched for her prior to contacting law enforcement.

Foul play is not suspected, according to KCSO.

If you have information about Burchfield’s whereabouts, contact KCSO at 208-446-1300 ext. 1 or call Detective Hedge at 208-446-2238 and reference 22-11746.

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