An elderly woman with dementia was found dead after she was reported missing from her apartment last Saturday.

This morning KING 5 reported that Judy Peterson had left her apartment near N.W. 57th Street and 24th Avenue N.W. at about 5 p.m.

Peterson’s body was about a mile from her home on Sunday afternoon.

KING 5 reported that her family believes Peterson succumb to the cold over the night.