Silver Alert canceled after 90-year-old Columbia woman found safe

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Silver Alert has been canceled after a 90-year-old woman who has dementia was found safe.

The Columbia Police Department said on Facebook that Nancy Thrower was home safe in Columbia on Thursday afternoon.

The department thanked the public and other agencies for their help.

"We would also like to thank BCSD, MUPD, Ashland PD, MSHP and Boone County Fire for their assistance in the search," the post stated.

A social media post from CPD says Nancy Thrower, of Columbia, was last seen at noon Wednesday in the 1000 block of Westwinds Court. A Missouri State Highway Patrol press release says she walked away from her residence "in an unknown direction.

Police say she was wearing a blue blouse and a black jacket. The MSHP release says she is 5-feet tall, weighs 120 pounds, has gray hair and blue eyes.

An emergency alert that was sent to smartphones in the area says she was also wearing shorts and black shoes. She has a cane and was last seen hiding in bushes, the alert says.

A CPD spokesman told an ABC 17 News reporter after 8 p.m. that police were asking for residents to check any cameras they may have outside their home, including surveillance cameras and RING doorbell cameras. The spokesman cited the lack of daylight as it gets later.