Update: Woman with dementia who went missing found safe in Fresno County, deputies say

Update: An at-risk woman who went missing in Fresno County was found, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday morning.

“Isabel Gomez has been found,” the office said in an announcement about 6:45 a.m. Thursday. “She is in good health and has been reunited with family.”

Original story: Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies Wednesday night asked for help locating a missing at-risk woman.

Isabel Alvarado Gomez, 81, was last seen around 3 p.m. on Wednesday near Clinton and Fowler avenues in east-central Fresno. She drove away in a 2013 white Hyundai Sonata with a disabled person’s California license plate 006LW.

Gomez is 5 feet tall, 160 pounds with gray hair and hazel eyes. She was wearing a gray jacket and black pants. She has reportedly been diagnosed with dementia.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Gomez or her vehicle is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 559-600-3111.

This story was originally published March 15, 2023 at 8:31 PM.