A Silver Alert was issued for a missing 69-year-old woman who was last seen in Riverside, authorities said Wednesday.
Bertha Garcia was last seen on Aug. 7 around 8 p.m. near the intersection of West Linden Street and Rustin Avenue at about 1 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol, which issued the alert on behalf of the Riverside Police Department.
Garcia is Latina, 5 feet tall, weighs 97 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray top, black basketball shorts and brown and white sandals.
Authorities say Garcia is believed to be on foot.
Anyone who has seen Garcia or knows of her whereabouts was asked to call 911. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or send tips to lacrimestoppers.org.
The Silver Alert program was established by the CHP to issue and coordinate alerts involving the suspicious or disappearance of elderly, developmentally disabled or cognitively impaired individuals.