Lake Stevens woman vanishes with few clues
LAKE STEVENS, Wash. - The family of a missing woman who vanished with few clues is asking for help from the public in locating her.
Connie Koch, 64, of Lake Stevens suffers from multiple medical problems, and her family is worried that time may be running out since it appears she left without her medication.
Koch disappeared on Thursday just as she was about to fly to Texas for specialized medical treatment. Her brother saw her at 2 p.m. that day, but when he came to her house at 4 p.m. she was gone.
He found her bags still sitting inside the house, packed and ready to go. Her airline tickets were still there, too.
"Stuff that you would take for a long trip, or that she had packed or prepared for her trip - that was all still there," says her brother, Steve Koch.
But her car and cell phone are missing.
Police say her phone was able to receive a text message not long after Koch vanished.
"The text message bounced off a repeater up on Malone Ridge area in Skykomish," says Sgt. Ron Brooks of the Lake Stevens Police Department. Officers believe she may have headed for the Stevens Pass area.
Because of her health, Koch's family says she was nervous about flying to Texas without her oxygen canister.
"I could see her wanting to take her car and drive to Texas," says Koch's daughter, Hope Struck. "I just don't know why she wouldn't take her luggage or medication."
Her son, Tim Jorgenson, is holding out hope that's what happened.
"And the reason that she didn't contact us is because she knew we were going to talk her out of that idea," Jorgenson says.
Until now, Koch has never been out of contact with her family.
She is described as white, with blue eyes and blond hair, standing 5-feet-4-inches tall and weighing about 130 pounds. She also goes by the name "Constance."
Police say she may be in a 2005 Toyota Corolla with license plate 971 VOL. If anyone sees it, they should contact the Lake Stevens police.
"We'd love to have people look anywhere in this area for a white Corolla in a ditch somewhere," says her daughter.
Until there's another clue, her family can only wait and pray.
Says her daughter: "That's the worst part. We just don't know."
Connie Koch, 64, of Lake Stevens suffers from multiple medical problems, and her family is worried that time may be running out since it appears she left without her medication.
Koch disappeared on Thursday just as she was about to fly to Texas for specialized medical treatment. Her brother saw her at 2 p.m. that day, but when he came to her house at 4 p.m. she was gone.
He found her bags still sitting inside the house, packed and ready to go. Her airline tickets were still there, too.
"Stuff that you would take for a long trip, or that she had packed or prepared for her trip - that was all still there," says her brother, Steve Koch.
But her car and cell phone are missing.
Police say her phone was able to receive a text message not long after Koch vanished.
"The text message bounced off a repeater up on Malone Ridge area in Skykomish," says Sgt. Ron Brooks of the Lake Stevens Police Department. Officers believe she may have headed for the Stevens Pass area.
Because of her health, Koch's family says she was nervous about flying to Texas without her oxygen canister.
"I could see her wanting to take her car and drive to Texas," says Koch's daughter, Hope Struck. "I just don't know why she wouldn't take her luggage or medication."
Her son, Tim Jorgenson, is holding out hope that's what happened.
"And the reason that she didn't contact us is because she knew we were going to talk her out of that idea," Jorgenson says.
Until now, Koch has never been out of contact with her family.
She is described as white, with blue eyes and blond hair, standing 5-feet-4-inches tall and weighing about 130 pounds. She also goes by the name "Constance."
Police say she may be in a 2005 Toyota Corolla with license plate 971 VOL. If anyone sees it, they should contact the Lake Stevens police.
"We'd love to have people look anywhere in this area for a white Corolla in a ditch somewhere," says her daughter.
Until there's another clue, her family can only wait and pray.
Says her daughter: "That's the worst part. We just don't know."
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