SALINA, Kan. (WIBW) – A statewide Silver Alert was that was issued Thursday morning has been canceled after a missing Salina woman was found safe in western Kansas.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation announced late Thursday morning that 75-year-old Yvonne Pereirra-Mcwhorter had been found safe in WaKeeney, located 128 miles west of Salina on Interstate 70.
Officials earlier Thursday said Pereirra-Mcwhorter’s whereabouts were unknown, and the public’s assistance was requested to help locate her.
A Silver Alert was canceled for 75-year-old Yvonne Pereirra-Mcwhorter, of Salina, who was found safe in WaKeeney, officials said.(Submitted)
Pereirra-Mcwhorter was believed to be driving a blue 2025 Nissan Pathfinder bearing Texas tag 6YGPZ.
Before she was located, she was last spotted north of Norton on Thursday morning, March 12, officials said.
Pereirra-Mcwhorter was described as a woman who is around 5-foot-4 inches tall and weighs approximately 185 pounds. She has brown hair, brown eyes, and is known to wear a medical identification bracelet. She also is wearing a splint on her right hand.
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