UPDATE: Elderly woman with diabetes and dementia found safe

August 4, 2017 8:37 pm

Andrea Rosario. Courtesy of the Central Falls Police Department

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UPDATE:

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WLNE) — Central Falls Police called off the Silver Alert for the elderly woman with diabetes and dementia.

Andrea Rosario, 74, was found safe in Providence according to a release sent Saturday night.

Officers issued the alert Friday for Rosario, who was last seen on foot the area of Hunt Street around 5 p.m. that afternoon.

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WLNE) — Central Falls Police are seeking assistance locating an elderly woman with diabetes and dementia who was reported missing.

Officers are searching for 74-year-old Andrea Rosario, who was last seen on foot the area of Hunt Street.

She was last seen wearing a plaid jacket, glasses, khaki pants, a beige bucket hat, and carrying a brown leather purse.

Rosario is described as white, standing at 5’02", weighing around 125 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. Authorities noted the 74-year-old has been known to wear a short brown wig.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Central Falls Police Department at: 401-727-7411.