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Sanford Police Search for Missing 45-Year-Old Woman Last Seen on Bay Avenue

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Published on October 23, 2026
Sanford Police Search for Missing 45-Year-Old Woman Last Seen on Bay Avenue300 Bay Ave. — Reported Last-Seen Location
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Sanford police are asking the public for help finding a 45-year-old woman who was reported missing and endangered after she was last seen Thursday in the 300 block of Bay Avenue. Asmeret Tsegay stands 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs approximately 142 pounds, and has brown eyes and black hair, according to authorities.

The Sanford Police Department is asking the public to help search for a missing and endangered woman, according to WFTV. Police say Tsegay was last seen wearing a gray top, gray bottoms, and Crocs. As reported by WESH, she is considered endangered because of a mental health condition.

What Police Know So Far

Investigators have released a physical description of Tsegay in hopes that someone in the community recognizes her from the area around Bay Avenue, where she was last spotted Thursday. Her height, weight, eye color, and hair color, along with the gray clothing and Crocs she was wearing, are the only identifying details police have made public so far, per the same account from WFTV.

Police have not said whether Tsegay has since been located, and no further update on the search has been made public. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the police, the station notes.