Fire burning at former home of missing Cohasset mother Ana Walshe - WCVB Boston

COHASSET, Mass. —

Firefighters are battling flames Friday day astatine the erstwhile location of a Massachusetts pistillate who hasn't been seen since New Year's Day.

Heavy flames and fume were seen by reporters extracurricular the location astatine 725 Jerusalem Rd. successful Cohasset. Officials said the existent residents of the location were the ones who called 911 erstwhile the occurrence began.

A root tells 5 Investigates that code is the location wherever Ana Walshe resided until recently. Zillow shows the spot was past sold connected March 17, 2022.

Cohasset's constabulary main acknowledged the transportation and said immoderate imaginable transportation betwixt Walshe's disappearance and the occurrence volition beryllium investigated.

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Walshe, 39, who was past seen astatine her Cohasset location by a household member, was reported missing Wednesday by her husband, who lives successful Cohasset, and her employer, who is based successful Washington, D.C., officials said.

Meanwhile, the State Police Special Emergency Response Team and a section constabulary determination constabulary squad are searching an country adjacent to Chief Justice Cushing Highway (Route 3A).

"At this point, it is simply a missing idiosyncratic investigation," Cohasset Police Chief William Quigley said earlier successful the day. "We are trying to find Ana and get her location safely. We person thing to enactment thing suspicious oregon criminal."

A household subordinate told constabulary Walshe was expected to instrumentality a ride-share to the airport; however, officials confirmed with the airlines that Walshe did not committee a level this week.

"It was reported that she was trying to drawback a formation during the aboriginal greeting hours from Logan to D.C.," Quigley said. "There was a formation booked. She did person a summons issued for Jan. 3. She ne'er got connected that flight."

Walshe commutes to enactment successful Washington, wherever the household owns a townhome, officials said.

"(Her) compartment telephone has been disconnected since the archetypal of the year," Quigley said, adding that nary of her recognition oregon debit cards person been progressive since the archetypal of the year.

Quigley said Walshe's husband, friends, household and leader person been cooperative successful the investigation.

“Life is challenging sometimes. She has tiny kids – the oldest being 6 and the youngest being 2 – the holidays, moving retired of authorities – sometimes beingness gets chaotic, and it whitethorn beryllium a lawsuit wherever she needed a break, and if that’s the case, we request a telephone from her oregon idiosyncratic who has talked to her,” Quigley said.

"She's a loving and loyal woman and parent of 3 beauteous boys," Alissa Kirby, a friend, said. "She loves her family, and I cognize successful my heart, that of her choice, she would not spell a time without speaking to her, like, hubby and her kids."

Friends said Walshe commutes to Washington during the week for enactment astatine a ample existent property company, a occupation she started past year. She's progressive connected societal media, but friends accidental those accounts went soundless connected Sunday erstwhile she was owed to drawback a flight.

"Honestly, I’m scared. Really, truly scared," Kirby said.

"She is loved by truthful galore and we conscionable privation to spot her home," Evan Turell, different friend, said.

Quigley said a constabulary K-9 portion searched the family's Cohasset location and plans to instrumentality to hunt again.

Police said Walshe is 5 feet, 2 inches gangly and weighs 115 pounds. She has brownish hair, brownish eyes and an olive complexion.

Walshe speaks with an eastbound European accent, constabulary besides said.

Anyone with accusation astir Walshe's whereabouts is asked to interaction Det. Harrison Schmidt astatine 781-383-1055 hold 6108 oregon email hschmidt@cohassetpolice.com.