(AP) - Sixty-two years ago, Audrey Backeberg disappeared from a small city in south-central Wisconsin after reportedly hitchhiking with her family’s babysitter and catching a bus to Indianapolis.

A Wisconsin woman who was missing for over 60 years was discovered to be "alive and well," according to the Sauk County Sheriff's Office. Audrey Backeberg, who was reported missing on July 7, 1962 ...

Audrey Backeberg was 20 years old when she first disappeared from her home in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, in July 1962, the Sauk County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

Audrey Backeberg was 20 years old when she was reported missing out of Wisconsin in July 1962. In 2025, 62 years later, authorities learned she is alive and living in another state.

Backeberg walked around the corner away from the bus stop, the person told authorities, and hadn't been seen or heard from since. Audrey Jean Backeberg went missing on July 7, 1962.

Audrey Jean Backeberg, 82, went missing on July 7, 1962, from Reedsburg, a small town about 60 miles northwest of Madison, Wisconsin.

Audrey Backeberg, missing since 1962 from Reedsburg, Wisconsin, has been found alive at age 82. Authorities confirmed she left voluntarily and no foul play was involved in her disappearance.

“Audrey never returned home and has not been heard from again.” But officials were ultimately able to make contact with Backeberg last week, after a review of the case.

Audrey Backeberg, a married mother of two children, was living in Reedsburg, Wisc., when she was last seen in 1962 ...

Sauk County Sheriff's Office says Audrey Backeberg, now in her 80s, is living outside of Wisconsin. The detective who managed to track her down says she "had her reasons for leaving" in July 1962.

The case of Wisconsin mother Audrey Backeberg, who was missing for more than 60 years, has been solved. She was found alive and well and living out of state (Wisconsin Department of Justice) ...