Missing 77-year-old found in Gasden County

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 77-year-old woman, who was reported missing by her family, has been found in Gasden County. The Baker County Sheriff's Office had issued a Silver Alert for the woman.

Betty Jewell Christian was reported missing from her home in Duval County on Friday.

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Her family told police Christian got into a 2012 green Kia Sol with an Alabama tag and left the house about 11 a.m. Her relatives told police that she suffers from dementia and might have been trying to get to Alabama via Interstate 10 West.

Gasden County is along that route.

Relatives told police Christian's car was low on fuel and that Christian would have no money with her.

Christian was found within an hour of the Silver Alert being issued.