Silver Alert canceled after missing 71-year-old Phoenix woman found safe

PHOENIX — A Silver Alert for a missing Phoenix woman was canceled Tuesday night after she was found safe, authorities said.

The Silver Alert for 71-year-old Erlinda Lopez was issued midday Monday. At the time, she hadn’t been seen since Wednesday near McDowell Road and 27th Avenue.

Erlinda was found safe and reunited with loved ones.

— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) June 18, 2025

The Phoenix Police Department announced Tuesday night that she’d been reunited with loved ones.

Lopez is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white shirt and blue jean shorts.

She can become lost or easily confused due to a medical condition, authorities said.

This is an updated version of a story originally published on June 16, 2025.

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