SAN DIEGO — This story was updated Jan. 29:
A missing woman from Poway has been found safe and will soon be reunited with her family, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department announced in a Monday morning release.
The Poway Sheriff's Station was notified around 7:30 p.m. Sunday that Sonia Vargas, 56, was found.
Original story:
San Diego Sheriff's deputies in Poway are asking the public for assistance locating a missing woman after she was last seen walking away from her home on the 13500 block of Robley Ranch Road on Friday, January 26.
Sonia Vargas, 56, is described as a light-skinned Hispanic woman about 5' 3" tall and weighing about 170 pounds. She has green eyes and short, sandy blonde hair.
She was last seen wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, gray pants, white shoes, glasses, and possibly a green jacket or sweater.
The Sheriff's Department said that she does have a physical disability and difficulty communicating. They said she is known to frequent the AMC movie theater as well as the nearby Wal-Mart and Stater Bros. stores.
If you have seen Vargas, you are urged to call 911 or the San Diego Sheriff's Department at 858-565-2000.
