**UPDATE: At 6:25 p.m., the Chapel Hill PD announced that Lydia Upchurch had been safely located, thanking the “many agencies from across the state” that joined in the search.**

The Chapel Hill Police Department is turning to the public for help in finding an elderly woman last seen early Sunday morning.

Police shared a release around 10 a.m. saying 78-year-old Lydia Upchurch was last seen at 6:30 a.m. in the area of 220 Scarlett Drive, which is in a neighborhood off Legion Road. In an update before 1 p.m., police said there are search teams in the nearby areas.

Chapel Hill Police said investigators “have concerns about Upchurch’s wellbeing” after she did not return from a walk.

Lydia Upchurch, 78. (Photo via the Chapel Hill Police Department.)

Investigators say Upchurch stands at 5-foot-2, weighs around 120 pounds, and has graying hair. She was last seen wearing a black puffer coat, light tan pants, a black headband and wearing walking shoes or boots — with police saying Upchurch could be carrying a pair of boots.

The Chapel Hill Police Department asks anyone who may have information on Upchurch’s whereabouts and wellbeing to contact the department directly at 919-968-2760 or to call 911. Any callers who wish to remain anonymous can also use the Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC CrimeStoppers hotline at 919-942-7515 or visit the CrimeStoppers website.

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