Updated July 9 at 2:06 p.m.

RICE COUNTY — The statewide Silver Alert for Vonita Renae Colle has been canceled.

The Rice County Sheriff’s Office reported Colle was located safe in Rice County Tuesday afternoon, a quarter mile south of her residence. She was transported to an area hospital for assessment.

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RICE COUNTY – The Rice County Sheriff’s Office requested that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation  issue a statewide Silver Alert for a missing Sterling woman.

The whereabouts of Vonita Renae Colle, 87, are unknown, and the public’s assistance is requested to help locate her. Colle has dementia and Alzheimer’s. She was last seen near 2400 Ave. X in Sterling, Kan.

She is 5 ft. 5 in. tall, weighs 115 lbs., has silver hair, blue eyes, and is missing her front top two teeth. At the time she went missing Colle was wearing men’s black pants, a red collared undershirt, black t-shirt, navy sweatshirt and green tennis shoes. She is possibly on foot and it is unknown which direction she may have headed.

If you see Colle, or have information about her whereabouts, please immediately contact the Rice County Sheriff’s Office at (620) 257-2363.