Update 1pm: The Polk County Sheriff's Office said deputies found 75-year-old Elsie Hoy around 11:15 this morning alive and well. She has been transported to a local hospital to be checked out. 

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The Polk County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 75-year-old woman with dementia. 

  • 75-year-old with dementia missing out of Winter Haven
  • Elsie Hoy last seen at Brooksdale Senior Living facility
  • Hoy suffers from dementia, anxiety, and takes medication

The sheriff's office say Elsie Jane Hoy went missing from the Brooksdale Senior Living facility in Winter Haven. Officials say she wandered from the center on foot. 

Hoy is believed to have left the facility around 7:47 p.m. Friday when EMS responded to assist another resident, and door alarms had been deactivated. 

Hoy suffers from dementia, anxiety, and takes medication for a thyroid condition. 

Anyone with information on Elsie Hoy is asked to call the PCSO at (863) 298-6200.