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Kathryn Tiernan (Photo provided by Chesapeake Police)

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A Chesapeake woman was found safe in Portsmouth hours after she was reported missing.

Police said Kathryn Tiernan, who has a mental disability that requires supervision, had been last seen leaving her home on Grand Isle Drive around 1 p.m. Monday.

A police spokesperson later said Tiernan was found in Portsmouth and safely returned to her family.