Missing Evesham Woman Found

A woman who vanished this weekend after driving to a fast-food restaurant was found unharmed hundreds of miles away Monday in New York state, authorities said. Barbara M. Staudt, 37, was last seen around 11 p.m. Saturday when she left her Evesham Township home to pick up some food at a Taco Bell in Berlin Township.

"She's alive, she's fine," said Sgt. David Engler of New York State Police. He referred further comment to Berlin Township Police, who said publicly they had no details.

However, sources said that Staudt was found walking the streets of Elmira, N.Y. near the Pennsylvania border, and that the location of an acquaintance's trailer wasn't far from Elmira.

Pennsylvania state police were interviewing the acquaintance, Wayne Morris, 66, of Moorestown, N.J., at the trailer.

Police said Morris knew Staudt and her husband from a local bowling league. They also said they had spoken with Morris by phone during the day.

Police officials had been looking for Morris for most of Monday.

Staudt disappeared this weekend while running an errand.

She was reported missing late Saturday night after she failed to return to her Marlton home from a trip to a Taco Bell fast-food restaurant in Berlin Township.

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