EL PORTAL, FLA. (WSVN) - Police are seeking the public’s help in finding an elderly woman who went missing in El Portal.
According to police, 83-year-old Ethel Ferguson was last seen on the 400 block of Northwest 88th Terrace, at around 10 p.m., Friday.
Investigators said she has Alzheimer’s and dementia.
To those who reside within El Portal and our surrounding areas, please check your backyards. Especially your tool sheds or storage areas. Ms. Ethel Ferguson has dementia and Alzheimer’s. She has not taken her meds in two days. She will May not be cognizant of where she is. pic.twitter.com/nJJQR7Aoo9
— El Portal Police Department (@ElPortalPD) April 21, 2019
Ferguson stands 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs around 160 pounds. She was last seen wearing a navy blue shirt with “Spirit of Christ” printed in gold lettering and purple sweatpants.
Ferguson was carrying a black and brown Dooney & Bourke purse at the time of her disappearance.
Officials urged anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact El Portal Police at 305-4-POLICE or 305-476-5423.
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