Missing Woman, 80, Last Seen Walking into Hurricane Shelter and Is Then Found Dead Days Later: Officials

Mar. 15, 2025

Moira Bossard.Photo:Hernando County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook

moria bossard sadly died during the hurricane in Spring Hill Pasco county florida

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A missing 80-year-old woman has been found dead in Florida after she was last seen walking into a storm shelter beforeHurricane Miltonrolled over the state, authorities said.Moira Bossard disappeared after walking into the Challenger K-8 school in Spring Hill, Fla., on Oct. 8, according to a news release from theHernando County Sheriff’s Office. Milton then made landfall in Florida on late on Wednesday, Oct. 9.Bossard’s body was found four days later on Sunday, Oct. 13, inside her 2021 Toyota Corolla, which the sheriff’s office said “was submerged in a body of water in Pasco County.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Sheriff Al Nienhuis and the men and women of the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office send our condolences to Ms. Bossard’s family, friends, and loved ones,” the sheriff’s office said in statement on Sunday.Neighbors said Bossard had seemed “confused” before driving to the shelter and had returned home at least once because she was lost, according to law enforcement. They also told authorities that Bossard talked about “driving to Tennessee to be with her family.”The sheriff’s office said staff at the storm shelter “have no record” of checking in Bossard on the day she went missing.Additionally, Bossard had “not been diagnosed with any type of cognitive impairment,” according to the sheriff’s office.Her official cause of death has not been made public.At least 24 people have died after Milton slammed into Florida, according toUSA TodayandCBS News.

A missing 80-year-old woman has been found dead in Florida after she was last seen walking into a storm shelter beforeHurricane Miltonrolled over the state, authorities said.

Moira Bossard disappeared after walking into the Challenger K-8 school in Spring Hill, Fla., on Oct. 8, according to a news release from theHernando County Sheriff’s Office. Milton then made landfall in Florida on late on Wednesday, Oct. 9.

Bossard’s body was found four days later on Sunday, Oct. 13, inside her 2021 Toyota Corolla, which the sheriff’s office said “was submerged in a body of water in Pasco County.”

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“Sheriff Al Nienhuis and the men and women of the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office send our condolences to Ms. Bossard’s family, friends, and loved ones,” the sheriff’s office said in statement on Sunday.

Neighbors said Bossard had seemed “confused” before driving to the shelter and had returned home at least once because she was lost, according to law enforcement. They also told authorities that Bossard talked about “driving to Tennessee to be with her family.”

The sheriff’s office said staff at the storm shelter “have no record” of checking in Bossard on the day she went missing.

Additionally, Bossard had “not been diagnosed with any type of cognitive impairment,” according to the sheriff’s office.

Her official cause of death has not been made public.

At least 24 people have died after Milton slammed into Florida, according toUSA TodayandCBS News.

source: people.com