3:45 AM UPDATE: Just got word via phone and e-mail that Myrna Hauck has been found safe and unharmed. Her family’s still “sorting out” what happened but wanted to share the news that she’s OK.

(Original report follows)

That’s Myrna Hauck, mother of 8 daughters, grandma to many grandchildren. Myrna is missing, so her daughter, West Seattleite Michelle Dightman, is trying to get the word out any way she can. She says her mom is 5’3” and about 150 pounds and was last seen between 3 and 3:30 Friday afternoon, dropping off a relative at the La Quinta Inn and Suites in Lakewood (11751 Pacific Hwy SW; map) Michelle says Myrna “was expected in West Seattle at 5 pm and was driving a 1991 Aqua Blue Honda Accord, license number 429 SAX.” Michelle says, “We’re just so scared – this is so highly unusual.” This has been reported to police, so if you think you’ve seen her, call 911; the primary agency handling this is the police department in Lakewood, but Michelle says Seattle Police have been contacted too.