Woman with Alzheimer’s disease found safe in Edmonton after being reported missing

By Phil Heidenreich Global News

Posted April 26, 2018 1:07 am EST

Updated April 26, 2018 4:44 pm EST

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Karen Noel is five-foot-four and has a slim build. She has short grey hair and was last seen wearing a light blue spring coat and a large floppy orange sun hat. Supplied by EPS

*EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published April 25 when police asked for the public’s help locating this woman and was updated April 26 when she was found.

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Edmonton police say a 70-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease who was reported missing on April 25 was located safe and sound.

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In a news release issued Wednesday night, police said Karen Noel was last seen at 10 a.m. in Mill Woods and that she was likely “travelling on foot.” They added Noel wears a MedicAlert bracelet.