Missing woman found safe in Tuscaloosa

A Belk woman who had been missing since Saturday, Dec. 5, was found safe in the City of Tuscaloosa on Monday, Dec. 7. According to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, Marilyn Watkins, 70, was last seen at approximately 11 a.m. at her home in Belk. She had reportedly left her home driving a 2012 Infinity G37. Law enforcement authorities issued an alert because Watkins was thought to have a medical condition that might impair her judgment while traveling alone. Fayette County Sheriff Byron Yerby said that there were reports of her being seen in the Tuscaloosa area on Sunday, Dec. 6. A call was received by his office on Monday, Dec. 7 at approximately 7:30 a.m., stating that her car had been spotted near a Tuscaloosa business. Yerby said that he alerted the Tuscaloosa Police Department, who dispatched officers to the scene to stay with he until the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department arrived.