Search Underway for Missing Indio Woman Last Seen Weeks Ago

INDIO (CNS) - A search was underway today for a 78-year-old Indio
woman who vanished weeks ago, but may be somewhere in Riverside or San Diego
counties.
 

Laura Ann Brown was last seen in November in the vicinity of Avenue 48
and Jefferson Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  

The agency issued a Silver Alert after receiving the missing person
notification from the Indio Police Department. Silver Alerts focus on finding
missing seniors, who are often suffering from health complications or otherwise
considered at-risk, throughout the state.
  

Authorities were uncertain where Brown may have gone, though the alert
is focused on Riverside and San Diego counties. The last verified sighting
of her was on the afternoon of Nov. 20, when she walked away from her
residence. It was unclear Wednesday why she wasn't reported missing earlier.
  

The senior is 5-feet-6 inches tall and 178 pounds, with short hair and
brown eyes. The type of clothing she may have been wearing was unconfirmed,
and there was no word on what she may have taken with her.
  

Anyone with information about her whereabouts was asked to immediately
contact their local law enforcement agency, or dial 911.

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