Shawnta Larae Pankey

Shawnta Larae Pankey

Officials and family members are searching for a 25-year-old woman from Grangeville, Idaho, the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office announced at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday

Shawnta Larae Pankey was reportedly last seen on foot near Pine Bar along the Salmon River around 10 a.m. Sunday. Pankey is a white female, 5-foot-4, 135 pounds, with long red curly hair and brown eyes, according to the sheriff’s office. She was last seen wearing a blue and green tank top, blue jeans, pink cowboy boots and possibly carrying a brown leather purse.

Pankey has no cellphone or vehicle and has made no contact with family members, according to the sherriff’s office.

The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office, Idaho County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Bureau of Land Management and family members are searching the area around Pine Bar and Graves Creek.

Anyone who may have seen Pankey in the past several days is asked to contact the Idaho County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center at 208-983-1100.

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