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Missing Santa Barbara woman found safe, reunited with family

71-year-old Cecilia Galvan
Santa Barbara Police Department
71-year-old Cecilia Galvan

UPDATE: A Santa Barbara woman who was reported missing Thursday morning has been found safe and reunited with her family, Santa Barbara police said Thursday afternoon.


SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Santa Barbara Police Department is asking the public for help in locating a missing at-risk woman.

Police are looking for 71-year-old Cecilia Galvan.

She was last seen Thursday morning on the 400 block of West Canon Perdido Street in Santa Barbara around 7 a.m.

Police say she was last seen wearing a light blue jacket with blue jeans and black tennis shoes. She was also carrying a red and white blanket.

Galvan is primarily Spanish speaking and is considered to be at-risk because she is diabetic. Police said she is known to frequent the downtown area.

Anyone who sees her should call 911.

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