A 67-year-old woman diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease who had last seen Thursday in Compton has been located.

Aminta Benitez had last been seen at about 8 a.m. Thursday at her residence in the 800 block of Harris Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

The California Highway Patrol, which issued a Silver Alert on behalf of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, announced that Benitez has since been located. However, as is typical in missing persons cases, no information was provided about when or where she was found.

The CHP activates Silver Alerts to aid in the swift recovery of missing people who are 65 years old or older, developmentally disabled or cognitively impaired.

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