Deputies: Active search underway in McDowell Co. for missing woman who may be armed

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) — The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office said an active search is underway for a missing woman considered armed.

Deputies said 28-year-old Elise Elbe Grabda, of Greensboro, was last seen in McDowell County on Monday driving a white Toyota Tacoma.

Deputies describe Grabda as having brown hair and blue eyes and standing 6 feet tall.

The vehicle Grabda was driving was found at the entrance of Tom’s Creek Falls, where emergency personnel are conducting a search, deputies said.

According to deputies, Grabda may be armed and should not be approached.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call McDowell County Communications at (828) 652-4000.

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