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Austin police locate family of elderly woman

Police located family members of the woman thanks to the help of social media.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department has located the family members of an elderly woman who was found on Thursday.

According to police, Marisol Cardenas Garcia, who is about 75 years old, was found in the 800 block of Gunter Street.

Police said they needed help locating her family, friends or any known associates.

Just after 3:30 p.m. on Friday police said they had located family members of Garcia thanks to the help of the community and social media.

Credit: APD

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