SAFE Alert canceled after 88-year-old Phoenix woman located

Authorities canceled a SAFE Alert on Saturday after the subject, a missing 88-year-old Phoenix woman, was located.

Maria Martinez De Aranda was found in good health and reunited with her family on Saturday, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

When the alert was issued, Martinez De Aranda had last been seen in the area near 31st Avenue and Elliot Road around 7 a.m. 

Martinez De Aranda is described as 5-foot-9, weighs 109 pounds and has brown hair and eyes.

DPS said Martinez De Aranda has a medical condition that may cause her to become easily confused.

SAFE Alerts have replaced Silver Alerts in Arizona as a way to spread the word about missing persons who are 65 and older and missing persons who have dementia or developmental/cognitive disabilities.

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