Crime & Safety

Missing Gwinnett Woman Suffering From Alzheimer's Found Safe

Gwinnett police were looking for a woman suffering from Alzheimer's who went missing from an assisted living facility. She was found safe.

NORCROSS, GA -- Police in Gwinnett County have found an elderly woman who went missing from an assisted living facility in Norcross, authorities said late Tuesday. Law enforcement had issued a Mattie’s Call for 81-year-old Carmela Bravo Cutler.

Cutler disappeared after being seen around 8 p.m. Monday walking away from the Shekinah Home in Norcross. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

On Tuesday, Norcross police said on Facebook that Cutler had been found. "Norcross Police have located 81-year-old Carmela Bravo Cutler. We want thank the public and media outlets for their assistance."

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