Missing O’Fallon woman with mental health issues found safe

UPDATE 1:38 p.m.

Elaine M. Wagner was found safe, according to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department. Her family was notified of her well-being.

--

The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department was seeking the public’s help Friday in finding a missing woman with mental health issues.

Elaine M. Wagner, 59, last contacted her family on February 20. She is 5-foot-7, weighs 260 pounds, and has blue eyes and brown and gray hair, according to a release from the sheriff’s department.

Wagner is considered homeless, but last resided at 129 Sugar Pine Lane, Apt. 5 in O’Fallon, the release stated.

Wagner’s mental health issues may have played a role in her going missing, the release said. She may frequent the East St. Louis area, but it’s not known if she is still in the metro-east.

Anyone with information about Wagner can contact the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department at 618-825-5204.

This story was originally published March 20, 2020 at 11:22 AM.

Kelsey Landis

Belleville News-Democrat

618-239-2101

Kelsey Landis is an Illinois state affairs and politics reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat. She joined the newsroom in January 2020 after her first stint at the paper from 2016 to 2018. She graduated from Southern Illinois University in 2010 and earned a master’s from DePaul University in 2014. Landis previously worked at The Alton Telegraph. At the BND, she focuses on informing you about what your lawmakers are doing in Springfield and Washington, D.C., and she works to hold them accountable. Landis has won Illinois Press Association awards for her work, including the Freedom of Information Award.