CANCELLED: confirmed by Vancouver Police

Police are searching for a missing 79 year-old woman who suffers from dementia.

Nyuk Joon Chai was last seen in the area of her home at Rupert Street and East 45th Avenue around 5:30 p.m.

She suffers from dementia and will likely appear confused.

Ms. Chai is Asian, 5’2” tall, weighs 120 pounds and has salt and pepper, shoulder length hair. It is not known what she was wearing at the time she went missing.

Anyone who sees Nyuk Chai is asked to call 9-1-1 and stay with her until police arrive.

*UPDATE: earlier reports provided a clothing description, but police have confirmed that it is not known what Nyuk Chai was wearing when she went missing.