Police find missing 73-year-old Gwinnett County woman

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — UPDATE: Police say they have found the missing woman.

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Gwinnett County police are asking for your help finding a woman who walked away from her home overnight.

Maria Del Carmen Contreras was last seen at her daughter’s home on Lakeland Drive in unincorporated Dacula at around 10:30 p.m. The 73-year-old’s family went to wake her around 2 a.m. for a treatment and found that she was not in her bedroom.

Her family said it appears she walked out the front door of the house.

Contreras may be wearing a light blue tank top and a black shawl. Temperatures are around freezing overnight and her family is concerned that she is not appropriately dressed for the conditions.

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According to her family, Contreras has never wandered off before. She may be trying to walk to another family member’s home on Mill Grove Terrace, around three miles away.

Contreras has several medical conditions that require round-the-clock care. She is approximately 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 145 pounds. She has light brownish-grey hair and green eyes.

Police are asking residents to check their immediate properties for any possible sightings. Those with doorbell and security cameras are asked to review their footage to see if they identify Contreras.

You’re asked to call 911 if you see her.

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