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 Beatrice Copeland from Fort Pierce, Saint Lucie County, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
A Florida Silver Alert has been issued for Beatrice Copeland, last seen in the area of the 1800th block of Sandhill Crane Drive in Fort Pierce, Florida. She may be traveling in a 2014, black Kia Sportage, FL tag number MSBFC. The vehicle has a Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) specialty tag. Beatrice was last seen traveling westbound on State Road 70 toward Okeechobee County.
- Age: 68 years
- Sex: Female
- Race: Black
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Brown
- Height: 5’05”
- Weight: 185
- Last known area: Fort Pierce, Saint Lucie County
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fort Pierce Police Department at 772-467-6800 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.
