UPDATE (January 9,2017 1:40 p.m.): The body of 81-year-old Vivian Robinson was found one mile west of her vehicle on January 8. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause and manner of death are still under investigation.
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The Kern County Sheriff's department is investigating a body found in Southeast Bakersfield.
Deputies say they found an adult female body located a half a mile near a car belonging to 81-year-old Vivian Robinson on Mountain View just west of Edison Road.
Vivian Robinson was reported missing since Thursday. She worked at PETCO on Rosedale Highway and according to coworkers, Robinson got in her car and headed home Thursday evening.
After missing two shifts at work the last two days, co-workers believed something was wrong.
Co-workers said Robinson is 81-years-old, about 5 feet tall and lives in Lamont.
