Last updated Sept. 3 at 3:33 p.m.
Northwestern Prof. Nina Kraus was found alive in Evanston after being reported missing Monday, according to a 5:07 p.m. X post by the Evanston Police Department on Tuesday.
She is now being taken to a local hospital for care, the post stated.
Kraus was found near her house, EPD Cmdr. Ryan Glew said.
“Our family is beyond relieved that our mother is safe,” Kraus’ son, Mikey Perkins, wrote in a statement to The Daily. “She was returned to us by the tremendous effort of everyone who contributed to the search for her. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”
Kraus was reported missing in Evanston by Perkins after going for a walk alone Monday morning and not returning after a few hours, Perkins said.
Kraus had last been seen leaving her home at approximately 9 a.m. Monday, wearing long pants and a windbreaker. She was described as a 72-year-old woman about 5 feet, 4 inches tall with long, silver hair and a “very fit” appearance on posters put up around the city.
EPD conducted on the ground searches on Monday and Tuesday and drone searches on Tuesday. Other community members, including Perkins, searched around the city as well.
At the University, Kraus is a professor of neurobiology and otolaryngology in the School of Communication.
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