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91-Year-Old Gardiner Woman Found Safe, Alert Canceled

Photo: Maine Department of Public Safety


UPDATE: The Maine Department of Public Safety has canceled the Silver Alert for 91-year-old Sylvia Pratt.

A statement from the agency said, “Mrs. Pratt was located safely by Rangeley PD.  She is safe, and local police are working to get her home.”

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A Silver Alert has been issued for a woman who left her home in Gardiner on Tuesday.

Police say 91-year-old Sylvia Pratt left home around 3 p.m. on Tuesday and was last seen on Route 24 driving towards Richmond.

Pratt is a white female, 5’1”, 120 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes.

She also suffers from cognitive issues.

She was driving a blue 2020 Subaru Forester with Maine license plate 50655.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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