An 83-year-old woman from Westmoreland County who was missing overnight was found safe sitting on the shore of a lake.

State police said the search for Clara Waters began after she reportedly walked away around 5 p.m. Wednesday and couldn't be found.

The Saltsburg Volunteer Fire Department assistant chief said crews spent the night looking around the Loyalhanna Dam for her, but they called off the search around midnight.

When they returned with the daylight on Thursday, it took them about an hour to find her safe and sitting about 500 yards from last night's search party.

An 83-year-old woman from Westmoreland County who was missing overnight was found safe on the shore of a lake. (Photo: KDKA)

"She was conscious and alert, obviously she spent the night in the elements, but for all

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