CANCELED – Silver Alert: 75-Year-Old Woman Missing From Vero Beach

by Missing Persons Desk | Feb 1, 2026 · 1:13 am | Florida News

Mary Santangelo, Image Credit: Florida Department of Law Enforcement

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UPDATE: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has canceled this Silver Alert. You can view the FDLE cancellation notice here.


A Florida Silver Alert has been issued for Mary Santangelo from Vero Beach, Indian River County, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

A Florida Silver Alert has been issued for Mary Santangelo, last seen in the area of the 6800 block of 20th Street in Vero Beach, Florida. She has a green/blue clover tattoo on her upper chest. Mary may be traveling west bound towards the Lake Wales, Florida area. She may be traveling in a 2011, silver Honda Civic, FL tag number 6171UT.

  • Age: 75 years
  • Sex: Female
  • Race: White
  • Hair: Red
  • Eyes: Green
  • Height: 5’08”
  • Weight: 125
  • Last known area: Vero Beach, Indian River County

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office at 772-978-6296 or call 911.

Florida’s Silver Alert program is meant to help locate missing seniors and other vulnerable adults, often those living with dementia or another cognitive issue. When an alert is issued, agencies work with local media and the public to bring that person home.

Details in this story are drawn from an FDLE alert flyer for this case. You can view the official FDLE flyer here.

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