WCSO ISSUES SILVER ALERT FOR 77-YEAR-SANTA ROSA BEACH WOMAN

Posted on June 15, 2020

Photo of Ruth Kirst described as a white female with long gray hair, blue eyes, 5’4 tall and weighs approximately 160 pounds. June 15, 2020

WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Silver Alert for a missing 77-year-old out of Santa Rosa Beach.

Ruth Barras Kirst left her home on Wilderness Way Sunday evening in her red Kia Optima, Florida tag 0639IB, and has not been seen since.

Kirst is described as a white female with long gray hair, blue eyes, 5’4 tall and weighs approximately 160 pounds. She was last seen wearing a green Northface shirt with a camera on it, grey quarter length pants, and blue Nike shoes.

Kirst suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and may be confused as to where she is.

If anyone has information on Kirst’s location please contact the Walton County Sheriff’s Office at (850)-892-8111 or your local law enforcement agency.