UPDATED: 3:08 p.m.:
Police said missing 77-year-old Zoila Palencia, who has Alzheimer’s disease, has been found safe.
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The woman, who was last seen Saturday, was located at an area hospital.
“Details are still being sorted, but her identification by staff is very likely the direct result of a media posting,” Bristol Township police Lt. Sean Cosgrove said.
Original Story:
Bristol Township police were seeking the whereabouts of a missing 77-year-old woman.
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Zoila Palencia was last known to be in the area of the Red Cedar neighborhood in the township’s Levittown section, police said Monday afternoon. She was last seen on Saturday.
Authorities said Palencia was considered “endangered” and was reported to have a “diminished capacity.”
Palencia speaks limited English.
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Police said the woman has brown eyes, dark-colored hair, and is 5-foot-4.
Anyone who spots Palencia has been asked to call 9-1-1.
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect the woman’s name was reversed in a previous version.
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