A Silver Alert was in effect Friday for a 77-year-old woman who authorities said was in the early stages of dementia, is possibly schizophrenic and was last been seen in South Los Angeles.
Gail Sanders was last seen near the 1800 block of West 48th Street, near South St. Andrews Place, according to the California Highway Patrol, which activated the alert Thursday on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Sanders is Black, has brown hair and brown eyes. She stands approximately 5 feet tall and weighs around 160 pounds. No clothing description was available.
Anyone who has seen Sanders 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.