Update | Missing vulnerable Kennewick woman found nearly 24 hours later

Kennewick officers found a vulnerable adult on Monday night, nearly 24 hours after she disappeared.

Carely Verduzco, 30, who has the mental capacity of a child, left home at 9 p.m. on Sunday. After she didn’t return after an hour, people became concerned and called police, Kennewick police posted on Facebook.

She went missing from the 1100 block of West 10th Avenue and was found about 8:25 p.m. Monday in the area of West 6th Avenue and South Dayton Street.

She was safely reunited with her family, said a police news release.

While Verduzco had a tracking device on her, it hadn’t updated. And when officers checked the last location listed, they couldn’t find her.

Verduzco is 4-foot-10 and 160 pounds and has black shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a bright orange shirt and dark green pants.

This is the second time she has disappeared within a month. She walked away from home on Aug. 26.

This story was originally published September 12, 2022 at 10:20 AM.