Search underway for woman last seen in Asheville and Polkville
A 68-year-old woman listed as last seen in Asheville and Polkville has prompted a plea for help, with deputies asking anyone who spots her to call 704-484-4822.
Hannah Toppins-Turner, 68, was listed as last seen in Asheville on June 21, and another alert tied her to Polkville on June 8 as Cleveland County deputies asked for help locating her. Investigators said she may have been trying to reach Asheville, putting Buncombe County squarely in the path of any sighting or transit stop.
WCNC described Toppins-Turner as 5 feet 7 inches tall and 120 pounds. Her name also circulated in alerts shared by The AWARE Foundation and News 13, both of which repeated the call for help and the Asheville and Polkville details attached to the case.
The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information to call 704-484-4822. In Asheville, that makes busy places such as downtown, the Blue Ridge Parkway and other high-traffic public areas especially worth checking against her description.
Asheville’s pull as a major destination, with its attractions and steady movement through Buncombe County, makes even a brief sighting important. Anyone who saw a woman matching Toppins-Turner’s description during the June 8 to June 21 period, whether near a storefront, gas station, park access point or travel corridor, could help investigators narrow where she went after leaving Cleveland County.
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