Missing woman who didn’t return from grocery trip found safe

Edmonton Police Service generic. (Sean McClune/CTV News Edmonton)

An 87-year-old woman who was reported missing when she did not return from a trip to the grocery store on Monday has been found safe, according to police.

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The woman left her home in Edmonton’s Chappelle neighbourhood around 6:50 p.m. to walk to a nearby grocery store.

Police asked for the public’s help early Tuesday morning, as she does not speak English and did not have a cell phone or other way of contacting family.

She was found before noon.