Authorities search for woman last seen in Burlington

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been edited to reflect that Deborah Celmer is 41, not 46, as originally reported by police. NBC5 has also omitted information regarding Celmer's mental health at the request of the Burlington Police Department. Investigators with the Burlington Police Department are searching for a woman who went missing nearly two weeks ago. GET THE LATEST: Download the MyNBC5 appPolice say Deborah Celmer, 41, disappeared from the Burlington area on Dec. 21. She has brown eyes and brown hair, but her height and weight are not known. She had contact with her family on Thursday to request money, but never disclosed her location. Police pinged her phone following the call and it showed up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but she is not believed to have any contacts there. Prior to leaving Vermont, Celmer purchased approximately $2,000 worth of camping gear, and police believe she might be camping somewhere in the Milwaukee area. Celmer went missing in October while working as a high school teacher in Montgomery County, Maryland and was found with extended family approximately one week after her disapperance, according to multiple news outlets in Maryland. Anyone with information on Celmer's whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Durwin Ellerman by calling 802-540-2343.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been edited to reflect that Deborah Celmer is 41, not 46, as originally reported by police. NBC5 has also omitted information regarding Celmer's mental health at the request of the Burlington Police Department.

Investigators with the Burlington Police Department are searching for a woman who went missing nearly two weeks ago.


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Police say Deborah Celmer, 41, disappeared from the Burlington area on Dec. 21. She has brown eyes and brown hair, but her height and weight are not known.

She had contact with her family on Thursday to request money, but never disclosed her location. Police pinged her phone following the call and it showed up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but she is not believed to have any contacts there.

Prior to leaving Vermont, Celmer purchased approximately $2,000 worth of camping gear, and police believe she might be camping somewhere in the Milwaukee area.

Celmer went missing in October while working as a high school teacher in Montgomery County, Maryland and was found with extended family approximately one week after her disapperance, according to multiple news outlets in Maryland.

Anyone with information on Celmer's whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Durwin Ellerman by calling 802-540-2343.