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Linda L. Bean, 71, was last seen in spring 2016 near the intersection of Caddo Gap Road and Shawmut Road, about two miles north of Shawmut in Delight, Pike County, Arkansas. She is a white female, blonde hair, blue eyes, 5 feet 2 inches, about 126 pounds, and was reportedly wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. She had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease several years earlier.

Her boyfriend, Joseph Steven Hentsch, told law enforcement they had been at a deer camp the night she disappeared and that his truck became stuck in a ditch; he said he left Linda in the vehicle to seek help and returned to find her gone. A Silver Alert was issued and more than 120 professional searchers and volunteers searched a ten-mile radius by foot, horseback, ATV and helicopter, but no trace was found. The Arkansas State Police took over the investigation; Hentsch was arrested on an unrelated felon-in-possession charge and other Pike County charges were reported as pending. The search was later suspended and the investigation remains open.

Are there details from 2016 in Delight or anyone who knew Linda that could help fill in the missing hours that night?