Missing Gardnerville woman located, safe

Update Feb. 25 8:15pm:

Kathy Arlana Hammond of Gardnerville has returned home after being reported as a missing person on Feb. 15.

Hammond had traveled to Los Angeles on personal business, and was unaware she was reported as a missing person.

Hammond does not possess a cell phone, and had not contacted friends or family during her trip.

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A Douglas County woman has not been seen for several days. Kathy Arlana Hammand, 63, was reported missing by a friend on Feb. 17. She was last seen at approximately 1pm Feb. 15.

Kathy Arlana Hammand

Hammond is reported to be driving a teal green four-door 1993 Subaru Legacy sedan, with California license plate No. 3CKF797.

Hammond is 5-feet-2-inches tall, 135 pounds, medium build, fair colored skin, long straight brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a brown colored ski jacket with blue trim, and carrying a black fanny pack.

Hammond is known to frequent hiking areas in the foothills along the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Hammond or the vehicle is asked to call the sheriff’s department at (775) 782.9908 or (775) 782.5126.