Christian Cook remained missing Wednesday as Southfield-area authorities continued searching for the 29-year-old woman. Police have classified her as a missing endangered person, and crews searched near Northwestern Highway, Inkster Road and the Rouge River, according to Metro Detroit News.
Information for the public
Cook was last seen Sunday, September 13, near 11 Mile and Inkster roads, according to CBS Detroit. She is described as 6 feet tall and about 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Police said she was wearing a mid-calf-length black dress with white polka dots and blue-and-gray moccasins. Anyone with information should call the Southfield Police Department’s Investigations Division at 248-796-5500.
Reported search findings
Investigators returned to the 11 Mile and Inkster area after a canine team detected Cook’s scent. The operation later expanded toward the Rouge River, where crews used canines, drones, divers and sonar. A sonar reading indicated a large underwater mass, and divers recovered debris, but authorities reported no sign of Cook in the area as of 8 p.m. Wednesday.
What Michigan’s missing-person guidance says
Michigan State Police advises people to contact their local law enforcement agency once there is sufficient reason to believe someone is missing. The agency says an Endangered Missing Advisory is used for missing-person cases that do not meet AMBER Alert criteria when circumstances indicate the person may be in danger, according to Michigan State Police. A City of Southfield council agenda identifies an Inkster Road bridge over the Rouge River, providing geographic context for the waterway near the search area, according to the City of Southfield.
The Southfield Fire Department’s Search and Rescue unit, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team, and the volunteer Lapeer County Search and Rescue Team participated in the Wednesday operation, according to CBS Detroit. The available reports do not establish which direction Cook traveled after she was last seen or whether the search will extend farther downstream.
