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Elderly woman with dementia and Alzheimer's Disease found

Update: Police say Catherine "Celine" Peavy has been found. Original story appears below.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Police are asking for help finding a missing 74-year-old woman with Alzheimer's Disease and dementia who disappeared on Wednesday and hasn't been seen in hours.

Catherine "Celine" Peavy was last seen around 1 p.m. in the 1600 block of Wheatgrass Way near Grayson, Georgia. Gwinnett authorities also said she might be driving. Her disappearance led to a Mattie's Call - an emergency alert for disabled or elderly persons in Georgia.  

She was later found in Athens and is now safe according to Gwinnett Police who said she was in the process of being reunited with her family.

Credit: Gwinnett County Police Department
Catherine Celine Peavy

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