An 18-year-old New Albany woman is missing, prompting Indiana authorities to issue a Silver Alert and warn that she may be in extreme danger. Mallory Brindos was last seen around 11 p.m. Tuesday in New Albany, and police say she could require immediate medical attention.
According to the WISH-TV report, Brindos is described as 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing around 345 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes and white ethnicity. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, black sweatpants and black flip-flops, and carrying a pink backpack. The New Albany Police Department has asked anyone with information to call 911.
The WISH-TV report lists Brindos's weight as approximately 345 pounds. New Albany police can also be reached directly at 812-944-6411 for tips.
Why a Silver Alert Applied to an 18-Year-Old
Silver Alerts are often associated with elderly residents suffering from dementia, but Indiana law casts a wider net. Under Indiana Code § 12-7-2-131.3, anyone 18 or older can be classified as a “missing endangered adult” eligible for a Silver Alert if they are believed incapable of returning home safely due to mental illness, intellectual disability, dementia or another physical or mental incapacity, according to the state's official Silver Alert guidance published by IN.gov.
That broader eligibility traces back to 2018, when the Indiana General Assembly passed a bill expanding Silver Alert criteria to include missing children with mental or physical disabilities, per Indiana House Republicans. The legislation lists missing people needing medical attention or prescription medication as an alert circumstance.
A Border City With Cross-State Search Implications
New Albany is a city in Indiana, sitting directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky, according to background compiled from Wikipedia. WISH-TV's report similarly places the city about two hours south of Indianapolis. The available sources do not say whether Kentucky agencies have been formally alerted in this case.
No Census Bureau demographic figures are provided here for New Albany. It is unknown at this time whether investigators have identified any leads on Brindos's whereabouts or whether she was traveling on foot or by vehicle after she was last seen.
The Broader Scale of Missing Persons Cases
Cases like Brindos's are part of a much larger and often invisible statewide problem. The available sources do not provide figures for unresolved Indiana cases, annual U.S. missing-person reports or the share resolved within the same year.
For now, New Albany police are urging anyone with information about Brindos to call 911 immediately given concerns that she may require medical attention.
