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Palo Alto Police: Local Missing Elderly Woman Found Safe Same Day

Local woman went out for a walk in Palo Alto Thursday afternoon, was reported missing. She returned almost seven hours later.

PALO ALTO, CA -- Police in Palo Alto this morning are reporting a woman who went missing on Thursday has returned home.

Police said 84-year-old Shanti Chattopadhyay returned home safe around 10:15 p.m. on Thursday.

She was reported missing Thursday around 3:30 p.m. after she went for a walk and did not return home.

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--Bay City News/Image via Palo Alto Police Department