A 76-year-old Kansas City woman missing for two days has been found safe: police
Update: Mary E. McAlaster has been found and is safe, a police spokesman said Thursday morning.
Kansas City police are asking the public to help them find a missing 76-year-old woman diagnosed with dementia who was last seen in the Loma Vista neighborhood early Monday morning.
Mary E. McAlaster was last seen around 6 a.m. in the 9300 block of Old Santa Fe Road, Sgt. Jake Becchina, a police spokesman, said in a statement Wednesday. Police said her family is worried about her safety.
McAlaster stands roughly 5-foot-1 and weighs about 117 pounds, according to police. She was reportedly wearing a brown jacket, blue jeans, multicolored shoes and a gray hat when she was last seen.
Police are encouraging anyone who finds McAlaster to call 911 immediately.
This story was originally published March 16, 2022 at 9:35 PM.