Body of Missing Woman Found in River

Margaret Oliver had been missing since Thursday.

Police have found the body of a woman who had been missing from a Portland retirement home since Thursday.

The body of Margaret Oliver, 59, was discovered in the Connecticut River near the Riverside Marina just before noon on Tuesday.

Oliver walked away from the Greystone Retirement Home around 3 p.m. Thursday, according to police. Crews searched for Oliver through the weekend, including searching the Connecticut River, but found nothing. She suffered from mental health issues, including dementia, police said.

Oliver's cause of death has not been released.

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