Crime & Safety

Missing Beverly Hills Woman Has Been Located

Irene Hansel is found wandering the streets of Playa del Rey Saturday afternoon.

Update:

Irene Hansel, the 76-year-old woman who went missing Friday evening, Hansel was found Saturday afternoon in Playa del Rey.

"A good Samaritan found her wandering on the streets in Playa del Rey about 2 p.m., checked her medical bracelet and called police," Beverly Hills Police Lt. Michael Foxen told City News Service.

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"She was in good health and was reunited with her family," Foxen said.

It is still not known how she made her way from Beverly Hills to Playa del Rey.

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Previously:

Police are still seeking a 76-year-old Beverly Hills woman who suffers from Alzheimer's disease who went missing Friday evening.

Irene Hansel was last seen around 8:45 p.m. near her residence in the 100 block of North Wetherly Drive, near Wilshire Boulevard, according to Beverly Hills police.

A Nixle alert containing Hazel's photo was released by BHPD on Saturday afternoon.

She is white, 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs approximately 140-150 pounds and has brown hair. She was wearing a dark gray T-shirt, a black, white and gray skirt and a medical bracelet.

Police said she speaks English, French and Spanish

Anyone with information on her whereabouts was urged to contact the Beverly Hills police watch commander at (310) 285-2125.

-City News Service


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