UPDATE: As of 11:02 p.m., the Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert for Ardis Carmichael has been cancelled.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police are asking for the public’s help in finding an elderly woman with dementia who has been missing since early Sunday evening.
Police and state officials issued a missing vulnerable adult alert for Buffalo resident Ardis Carmichael, 75. She was last seen on Lord Street in Buffalo at 5:15 p.m. Sunday and may need medical attention.
Carmichael is about 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 125 pounds. She is Black and has black hair and brown eyes.
Carmichael was last seen wearing a burgundy sweater, a black fall jacket and multicolor leggings, according to a listing in the Missing Persons Clearinghouse.
According to authorities, Carmichael has a black Labrador dog named “Nia” with her.
Anyone with any information on Carmichael’s whereabouts is asked to call Buffalo police at (716) 851-4412 or 911.
Justin McMullen is a Western New York native who joined the News 4 team in 2023. You can read more of his work here.
