In a turn of events that has a local community sighing with relief, 62-year-old Ruth Avita Gutierrez, who had been reported missing since Tuesday, has been safely located and is now back with her family. Gutierrez, who hails from Rancho Cucamonga and has a cognitive disability, briefly became a subject of widespread concern due to her need for medication as reported by the Rancho Cucamonga Sheriff's Station.
As reported earlier by the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department, Gutierrez left her residence on the 13000 block of Foothill Boulevard around 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. It was understood that she might be visiting the familiar shopping centers at Foothill Boulevard and Etiwanda Avenue or possibly wandering into the city of Fontana. Sized at 4’11” and weighing 132lbs, she was last seen wearing a black shirt and white or beige pants.
Details of the case were made available through an update on Nixle, with authorities providing a prompt update to a situation that could have easily taken a turn for the worse. Thanks to the due diligence of the Rancho Cucamonga community and law enforcement, Gutierrez's story has reached a safe and hopeful resolution.
