A woman that was reported missing over 24 years ago in Rockingham County has been found safe. 38-year-old Michelle Hundely Smith, was reported missing on December 31, 2001.

Smith’s husband said she had been missing since December 9, 2001 after she left home to go to K-Mart in Martinsville and never returned home.

On February 19 the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division received new information regarding Michelle Hundely Smith and her disappearance. Detectives immediately followed up on the lead and began further investigative efforts.

On Friday deputies made contact with Michelle Hundely Smith at an undisclosed location within North Carolina alive and well. At her request, her current whereabouts will remain undisclosed. Her family has been notified that she has been located and informed of this request as well.