Oviedo police search for missing Alzheimer's patient - Orlando Sentinel

Janet Mate Palastak Gault, 88. (Oviedo Police Department / September 2, 2013)

By Jeff Weiner^[1] , Orlando Sentinel

11:07 p.m. EDT, September 2, 2013

Police are seeking the public's help in finding a woman who went missing from an Oviedo assisted living facility Monday evening.

Janet Mate Palastak Gault, 88, is about 5 feet tall, 126 pounds, police say, and has white shoulder-length hair. She went missing about 7:30 p.m., walks with a cane and was last seen wearing a dark-colored jacket and white shirt. Gault suffers from Alzheimer's disease^[2] , police say.

Police were searching the area late Monday, and utilized a reverse-911 message to alert area residents and businesses. The Police Department also released a photo of Gault.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Oviedo Police Department at 407-971-5700.

References

1. ^{^} Jeff Weiner (bio.tribune.com)


2. ^{^} Alzheimer's Disease (www.orlandosentinel.com)