Police find elderly woman who disappeared from retirement home

Metro Police found an elderly woman Thursday afternoon who disappeared earlier in the day from a south Nashville retirement center.

Mildred Hines, 80, was found alive but unresponsive behind a home at 1809 Beech Ave. She was taken to a local hospital.

Hines had been reported missing from the Lakeshore Wedgewood Retirement Center shortly before 7 a.m. A door alarm had sounded about 5:30 a.m., but authorities were not called until an hour and a half later.

There Office of Emergency Management assisted with the search around the facility which is located at 832 Wedgewood Ave. Authorities canvassed the area and using a helicopter, a police K-9 and going door-to-door.