A Silver Alert was in effect Saturday for a 78-year-old woman who was reported missing near Echo Park.
Margarita Perez was last seen around 2 p.m. Wednesday near North Alvarado and Reservoir streets, according to the California Highway Patrol, which activated the alert Friday on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Perez is Latina, 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs 100 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. Authorities say Perez is believed to be traveling on foot.
Anyone who sees Perez or knows of her whereabouts was asked to call 911.
The Silver Alert program was established by the CHP to issue and coordinate alerts involving the unexplained or suspicious disappearances of elderly, developmentally disabled, or cognitively impaired individuals.