Update, 12:55 p.m. Tuesday:
From police: Shizuko Morley has been found safe and reunited with her family after police were conducting door-to-door checks through the neighborhood. Morley was found in the backyard of a neighbor’s residence near her own residence on Wheelwright Way. She was evaluated by rescue workers as a precaution.
HAYMARKET, Va. -- Police are searching for an 87-year-old woman who went missing this morning.
Shizuko Morley was alone when she left her house in 5600 block of Wheelwright Way in Haymarket, about 7:30 a.m., said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
Investigators are concerned because the woman suffers from dementia, he added.
She is described as Asian, 4 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 83 pounds, with brown eyes and gray hair.
She was last seen wearing a pink tank top, dark pants and white shoes.
Morley's disappearance comes after the National Weather Service today issued a high heat advisory for Prince William County.
Temperatures are expected to soar into the triple digits this afternoon.
Anyone with information on Morley's whereabouts is encouraged to call Prince William police at 703-792-6500.
Stay with insidenova.com for more on this developing story.
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