A Silver Alert is out for a 56-year-old Oakland woman last seen near Seventh and Chester streets just before 6:30 p.m. on Monday, wearing a white hoodie and gray sweatpants and carrying a distinctive pink backpack. Margartia Vasquez Hernandez has not been seen since, and authorities say she could now be anywhere across a wide swath of California.
The California Highway Patrol released the alert on Tuesday, according to SFGATE. Hernandez is described as Hispanic, 5 feet 1 inch tall, weighing about 190 pounds, with burgundy hair and brown eyes.
Investigators say Hernandez could be in Alameda, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento or Riverside counties, a range that spans much of the state from the Bay Area to Southern California. The breadth of that search zone underscores how little is currently known about where she may have gone after last being spotted in Oakland.
Alert Originated With Riverside County Sheriff’s Office
The missing-persons alert was originally generated by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office before the CHP issued the regional Silver Alert, the outlet’s report notes. Anyone who sees Hernandez or has information about her whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately…