GALLATIN, Tenn. (WSMV) – The body of a missing elderly woman was found by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Sunday morning.

Early Sunday morning, around 2 a.m., the TBI was searching for a woman missing from Gallatin.

84-year-old Lillie Patterson had a medical condition that impaired her ability to return safely without assistance.

Later Sunday morning, around 5:40 a.m., TBI announced that they found the body of Patterson.

“Our thoughts are with those who knew and loved her,” TBI said in a tweet.

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