UPDATE: Missing Bath Beach grandmother found dead
In a heartbreaking ending to a sad situation, a missing Bath Beach woman whose disappearance led to a massive search effort by members of her church was found dead Tuesday, eight days after she mysteriously vanished.
The body of a woman fitting Mary Joyce Bonsignore’s description was discovered on the rooftop of an apartment building on 19th Avenue near Cropsey Avenue, not far from her home, authorities said.
Bonsignore, 88, suffered from dementia, authorizes said. She wandered away from her home on 19th Avenue between Bath and Cropsey avenues on the morning of July 17, according to police.