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By RAVEN JACKSON and CHRISTIAN BERTOLACCINI LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

March 16, 2016 - 3:22 pm

A woman who had been missing since Monday was found Wednesday, according to Las Vegas police.

Isaura Saucedo, 97, was found Wednesday afternoon, according to police.

She was last seen about 11 p.m. Monday in the 500 block of North 12th Street, Metro said in a news release Wednesday. Saucedo has Alzheimer’s disease, the release said.

She was located at a hospital, according to Metro spokesman Michael Rodriguez.

Detectives are investigating how Saucedo made it to the hospital and when or where she got lost, Rodriguez said.

Contact Raven Jackson at rjackson@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow her on Twitter @ravenmjackson Contact Christian Bertolaccini at cbertolaccini@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Find him on Twitter: @bertolaccinic

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