Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has received confirmation that human skeletal remains found along the Haw River in September have been positively identified as Gwen Jenell Collins, 62, of Gibsonville, NC.
Ms. Collins, a 62-year-old black female standing at 5’1, was last seen wearing a pink night gown and is believed to be barefoot. The last known sighting of her was on August 9, 2024, at 6159-A Bellflower Road in Gibsonville, North Carolina between the hours of 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
A silver alert has been issued due to Ms. Collins’ cognitive impairments.
The remains were discovered by a kayaker on September 21, 2024, along the banks of the Haw River in…