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Chattanooga police: Missing, endangered adult found

Ashley Alderton / Photo contributed by Chattanooga Police Department
Ashley Alderton / Photo contributed by Chattanooga Police Department Ashley Alderton / Photo contributed by Chattanooga Police Department

A 35-year-old woman who was reported missing has since been found, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Police Department.

Ashley Alderton, who had last been seen Wednesday in the Lee Highway area, has been reunited with her family.

Alderton had been reported missing by her mother at 8 a.m. on June 24, who had last seen her at the Best Western hotel on 7641 Lee Highway.