Seattle Ferry Passenger Boarded Boat, Then Vanished
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A passenger who boarded a ferry in Seattle is missing, and the State Patrol is asking for the public's help in finding her.
State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Trent Cain said the 45-year-old Bellevue woman, Lynn Stafford-Yilmaz, bought a ticket in Seattle for the 10:55 p.m. Tuesday sailing to Bainbridge Island.
When it arrived, her van was abandoned. Cain said ferry workers found her purse and keys on an upper deck.
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Ferry passengers sometimes walk off, forgetting they drove, but it's unusual to also leave keys.
Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Kelly Parker said a vessel and helicopter searched Puget Sound Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
Stafford-Yilmaz is the mother of two and teaches English as a second language.
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Click here for more on this story from Q13 FOX TV in Seattle.