Cudahy woman, last seen in Chicago, found safe

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Merdis Holmes

CUDAHY, Wis. - UPDATE: Cudahy police said Merdis Holmes, reported missing on Tuesday, has been found safe. The original report can be read below.

The Cudahy Police Department requested the public's help to find missing 69-year-old woman Merdis Holmes. She was last seen in Chicago on Monday.

Police described Holmes as 5-foot-2 and 104 pounds with brown eyes and short, curly, gray hair. She was last seen wearing a dark-colored jacket and long black shirt. She has dementia and Crohn's disease.

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According to police, Holmes took an Uber to Chicago to visit family. She was dropped off there near 64th and Yale around 7:40 p.m. on Monday and has not been heard from since. She does not have her phone.

Anyone with information on Holmes' whereabouts is asked to call the Cudahy Police Department at 414-769-2260.