ORRINGTON (AP) — A Maine woman with Alzheimer’s disease has been found safe after she was reported missing for hours.
Officials say 73-year-old Joan Warren went missing around last week after she left her Orrington home for a walk.
WABI-TV reports her husband reported her missing and multiple agencies searched the area after she didn’t return.
She was found by a driver who recognized her from local news reports.
Maine Warden Service Lt. Dan Scott says Warren is in good health and was on her way back home.
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