Margate police ask for help to find missing woman, 81, who has Alzheimer’s
UPDATE: Margate Police Department reports Friday afternoon that Nancy Brett has been found and is safe.
The Margate Police Department issued a missing endangered person alert Friday morning and asks for public assistance.
Nancy Brett, 81, was last seen at 7:20 pm on Thursday walking near the the area of Rock Island Road and Southwest Seventh Street in Margate.
Brett has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia that causes problems with memory, behavior and thinking, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Brett is about 5-foot, 8-inches and weighs 140 pounds. She has white and red colored hair and green eyes. She was wearing a gray shirt, black sweater and black pants, according to Margate police.
This story was originally published March 26, 2021 at 12:09 PM.
