Police in Quebec announced the conclusion of a Silver Alert on Monday after an 80‑year‑old woman from Cowansville was located. The missing senior was the subject of the public notification that had been issued by the Sûreté du Québec earlier in the week.
The Sûreté du Québec activated the alert on the basis that the elderly resident was missing and could have cognitive impairments, criteria that trigger the province’s Silver Alert system. After an intensive search effort, authorities confirmed that the woman had been found safely in Cowansville on August 7, 2026, prompting the immediate termination of the alert.
Silver Alerts in Quebec are special public notices used when seniors who may be vulnerable due to cognitive conditions disappear. The alerts are broadcast through various media channels to enlist the public’s assistance in locating the individual quickly. The system is intended to reduce the time a vulnerable person remains missing and to mobilize community resources.
With the woman now accounted for, the Sûreté du Québec closed the case and lifted the Silver Alert, ending the coordinated response that had been in place for several days.