Crime & Safety

77-year-Old Missing Wauwatosa Woman Found Safe

A Silver Alert was issued on Friday for Elaine Lucille Moertl who is believed to have dementia or some other cognitive impairment.

WAUWATOSA, WI— A 77-year-old Milwaukee woman who went missing after she left a Wauwatosa hotel was found safe on Friday.

A Silver Alert was issued on Friday morning for Elaine Lucille Moertl who is believed to have dementia or some other cognitive impairment.

According to the alert, Moertl was staying in a hotel visiting a family member in hospital. She was set to relocate to Tucson, Arizona on Friday. Moertl checked out of the Springhill Suites, 10411 Watertown Plank Rd at 8 a.m. and drove away, leaving her brother-in-law, who was going to drive her to Arizona.

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The Silver Alert was canceled Friday afternoon.

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