A missing 78-year-old woman has been located after being reported as missing
Irna Rupe was been reported as missing from Middlesbrough earlier on Friday.
Police had issued an urgent appeal to find her.
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Police updated members of the public on Friday evening to say she had been found. Officers thanked everyone who shared the appeal
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