UPDATE: Missing elderly woman found

UPDATE: Bibb County deputies located 83-year-old Alma Gooden. She was found near the Riverside Dr. underpass near Second Street  just before 7 p.m.

Gooden was checked out by EMS and returned to her family unharmed.

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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County Sheriff’s investigators need help finding a missing elderly woman.

Authorities identified the missing woman as 83-year-old Alma Gooden.

Deputies say they were notified at 10:09 a.m. that Gooden was missing from her Singleton Street home. Gooden was reportedly last seen walking on Stewarts’ Lane on Tuesday.

Alma Gooden description

Deputies described Gooden as having multiple medical issues that require medication.

• She stands 5’3″ tall and weighs approximately 140 lbs.
• She was last seen wearing a green shirt and blue jeans carrying a purse

Bibb County Sheriff’s Office

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Gooden, call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500. You can also call Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.