HALIFAX -- A search is underway in Nova Scotia’s Kings County for an 80-year-old woman who was reported missing.

The RCMP say Gladys Ester Jodrey was last seen near her home on Peck Meadow Road in Greenfield, N.S., around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.

A search dog and local Ground Search and Rescue volunteers are assisting police in the area.

Jodrey is described as Caucasian, with white hair and glasses. She is five-foot-six inches tall and weighs 110 pounds.

She was last seen wearing blue pants, a red top, a black cardigan and sneakers.

Police say one of her legs is noticeably swollen.

Anyone with information on Jodrey’s whereabouts is asked to contact Kings District RCMP.