PLANT CITY, Fla. — Some good news! After being missing for about three days, Mattie Fleming has been found safe, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
A Purple Alert had been issued Saturday afternoon for the 66-year-old woman but has since been canceled.
She had been last seen in Plant City and was located in Tampa, deputies said.
Fleming was reported missing at noon on Saturday after she was last seen Friday evening at Cox Adult Living Facility on Oscar Cox Trail walking towards East State Road 60 from Smith Ryals Road, deputies say.
She did not say anything about wanting to hurt herself but does have medical issues that require her to walk with a walker, authorities said at the time of the Purple Alert.
Law enforcement described the 66-year-old as 5-foot-5, weighs 140 pounds and either has short black curly hair or an unknown color wig.
"We are grateful to learn that Mattie has been located and safely returned to her living facility," Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement Tuesday. "It is always a concern and top priority in locating individuals who have certain medical conditions. We appreciate the public's awareness and help in locating Mattie."
Anyone with information regarding Fleming's whereabouts was asked to contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 813-247-8200.
"A 'Purple Alert' is a designation used to assist in locating individuals with certain cognitive, developmental, or intellectual disabilities who have gone missing and are at risk of harm or injury," the agency explained in the news release.
