BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Burke County officials say a Silver Alert for a missing 81-year-old Burke County woman has been canceled after she was found.
Officials issued a statewide Silver Alert just after midnight Sunday for Hazel Hull, who is believed to be suffering from dementia or some other form of cognitive impairment.
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She went missing near Doublehead Drive near South Mountains State Park and had been seen driving toward the Dollar General on State Highway 18.
Authorities say Hull is being reunited with her family Sunday.
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