Sonora, CA…79 year old Alice Hobbs returned home. From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Office…”Update 11 PM: Alice was located nearly 1.5 miles away from her Elizabeth Lane address at a home on Belleview Road. She had a scratch on her leg and was confused as to where she was going or why she left home. Alice along with her sweet dog Carmelita were taken back to their home to be reunited with family. Thank you to everyone who shared this post and assisted our personnel in searching. We have an amazing community who always comes together in a time of need.

*Original Post 8:30 PM*
Have you seen me?

This is 79-year-old Alice Hobbs. She has dementia and walked away from her home on Elizabeth Lane in Sonora two hours ago. Alice was wearing light grey jeans and a black or gray sweater. She is 5’2” tall, weighs 120 pounds and has short gray hair.

Deputies and Search and Rescue personnel are combing the area in search of Alice.

Please call our office at 533-5815 if you have any information regarding her whereabouts.”