(Ames, IA) – A missing woman with Alzheimer’s disease has been found alive and is safe. Police in Ames say 73-year-old Mary Wauson disappeared late Monday night from her home and was later reported to be at the Iowa Arboretum near Madrid. She was traveling in her car, but it’s unclear if she was driving herself or if someone else was. A possible witness stated on the Ames Police Department’s Facebook page that she was not alone in her car.








