A 79-year-old woman reported missing Friday evening after last being seen in East Sacramento has been found safe, police said Saturday morning.
The woman had been last seen around 5 p.m. Friday on 38th Street in East Sacramento, the Sacramento Police Department said in a social media post. She was considered at-risk because she has dementia.
The department in an update posted Saturday morning said she had been safely located.
This story was originally published May 16, 2026 at 9:27 AM.
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Corey Schmidt is a watchdog reporter for the Sacramento Bee, focusing on Folsom, El Dorado Hills and Sacramento County’s eastern suburbs. Previously, he was the government watchdog reporter for the St. Cloud Times in Minnesota. Schmidt received his bachelor’s degree from DePaul University in Chicago and his master’s degree from Yale University.