Update: 76-year-old Nampa woman has been found safe
Update: The Nampa Police Department confirmed that Karen Williamson had been found safe as of 5:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Original story:
The Nampa Police Department is searching for a 76-year-old woman they say was last seen in Boise on Tuesday afternoon.
Idaho State Police sent out an endangered missing persons alert notifying residents that police are searching for Karen Williamson, who was last seen driving a minivan in the 10000 block of South Federal Way near Interstate 84 at about 2:30 p.m., when she told someone she was nearly out of gas.
A Facebook post from Nampa police stated that Williamson has medical issues that may impact her abilities, and they believe she is trying to get back to Nampa.
Williamson was driving a tan 2006 Ford Freestar Minivan with Idaho license plate 2CNJ594. She was described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 200 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Nampa police asked anyone with information on her whereabouts to call local law enforcement or Nampa Dispatch at 208-465-2257.
This story was originally published June 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM.
