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Missing Palmer woman located

PALMER, MI--   A woman declared missing in Palmer has been found.   

The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office was notified Sunday that Helen Kontio, 59, went for a walk around 8:45 p.m. and never returned.  Search and rescue crews began searching the Palmer area and along M-35, where Kontio often walked. 

Around 3:45 Monday morning Kontio was found walking on Snyder Street in Palmer.  Investigation revealed she had been at another residence. 

Kontio was in good health.  

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Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.