UPDATE: Missing Parapalegic Woman Found: Police

UPDATE: Suffolk police said that Emily Watson has been located safe and unharmed. They made the announcement in a news release just before 10:30 a.m.

STONY BROOK, NY — A 23-year-old paraplegic woman last seen checking herself out of Stony Brook University Hospital has been reported missing, Suffolk police said.

Police said a family member of Emily Watson, who is in a wheelchair, reported her missing at about 5 a.m. on Monday, after they learned she checked herself out of the hospital at about 5:25 p.m. on Saturday.

It is not clear why Watson was at the hospital, as police cannot release that information for privacy reasons, but they did say that she left the hospital “against medical advice.” Investigators do not believe that she is a danger to herself, a police spokeswoman said.

Watson left the hospital alone and did not get into an ambulance or ambulette, according to a police. How she left, whether it was in a taxi or if she got a ride, "is under investigation," she said.

Watson is white, stands at about 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 105 lbs. She has brown eyes and brown hair, as well as tattoos of Hebrew words and mountains on her forearm. She was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt with a blue shirt and green shorts, according to police.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on Watson’s location to call the 3rd Squad at 631-854-8352 or 911.