Missing 82-year-old woman found dead, Daytona Beach police say

Celena Fletcher-Beatty was last heard from on Jan. 17

Celena Fletcher-Beatty. (Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Police in Daytona Beach say a missing 82-year-old woman was found dead near her home.

Celena Fletcher-Beatty was last seen on Monday, Jan. 15 at a home on Aston Grande Drive in a subdivision off International Speedway Boulevard, west of the Tomoka River.

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Friends say they had not spoken to her since Wednesday, Jan. 17.

On Monday evening police posted on social media that Fletcher-Beatty was found in a pond near her home after an extensive search.

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