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SILVER ALERT update: 78-year-old Houston woman with dementia found safe

Police said she'd been missing from northwest Houston since Sunday and was found on Monday.
Credit: KHOU

HOUSTON — An elderly Houston woman who'd been missing since Sunday has been found, according to the Texas DPS.

A Silver Alert was issued early Monday for the 78-year-old woman with dementia. 

She was last seen walking around 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the 5900 block of Antoine Drive near West Tidwell in northwest Houston.

No information about when or where she was found has been released. 

What to do when someone goes missing

Thousands of people go missing every year across the United States, and there are organizations and law enforcement agencies that work to bring them home to loved ones.

The Texas Center for the Missing is an organization with Houston roots that works to educate loved ones and authorities on finding the lost.

From resources that deal with missing children to endangered adults, the nonprofit organization has compiled a wealth of resources to help.

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