Missing 90-year-old woman from Palmetto found after silver alert issued
Update Jan. 25: Childress was found safe as of Monday evening, the sheriff’s office said.
A 90-year-old Palmetto woman has gone missing and is considered endangered by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.
Marbara Lee Childress, 90, has not been seen since she left her home on Monday morning in the 400 block of Tropic Drive, Palmetto, according to a news release.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has issued a Silver Alert for Childress, who has medical conditions.
She is traveling in a Burgundy 2019 Ford Edge SUV with Michigan tag: END5040.
Childress has brown hair, blue eyes, weighs about 130 pounds, is five feet three inches tall and was last seen wearing a turtleneck with blue slacks with white stripes on the legs.
Anyone with any information on Marbara Lee Childress’s whereabouts can call the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office at 941-747-3011.
This story was originally published January 24, 2022 at 2:27 PM.
