Long Hill Woman Found Safe After 3-Day Search

A Long Hill woman who had been missing since Wednesday was found safe Saturday afternoon.

Carrie Ruffner, 34, was found by Long Hill police Sgt. Aaron Buerstetta at 3:49 p.m. near the intersection of Carlton Road and Whitebridge Road in Millington, only 3.4 miles from her home.

Ruffner was transported to Morristown Medical Center for evaluation, acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp said in a release. Authorities did not say where Ruffner had been for the past three days or if she suffered from a medical condition.

Ruffner disappeared after leaving her parents' house in Basking Ridge around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, and had been expected back at her own home on Meyersville Road in Long Hill.

A large search coordinated by the Morris County Prosecutor's Office ensued, with about 50 people searching Thursday near the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Authorities also went door-to-door Saturday in an effort to locate Ruffner.

Ruffner was married to the late Eduardo Ruffner, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former Raritan Community College student, who died after a 10-year battle with cancer in January.