Police search for missing elderly woman from Fairfax County; Senior Alert issued

Joan Gosser (Virginia State Police)

Authorities have issued a Senior Alert and are asking for help locating a missing elderly woman from Fairfax County.

Police say 78-year-old Joan Gosser was last seen on Tuesday around 3 p.m. in the 10100 block of Cedar Pond Drive in the Vienna area.

Joan is 5-feet-5-inches tall and weighs 130 pounds with brown and gray hair and green eyes. She was last seen driving a 2010 white Subaru Outback with Virginia tags KNF4692.

Officials say she is considered endangered due to mental and physical health conditions. Virginia State Police issued the Senior Alert on Tuesday.

Anyone with information is asked to contact authorities at 703-691-2131.