Hernando deputies seek missing Spring Hill woman with diabetes
Iris Torres, a Spring Hill woman with diabetes, was last seen leaving her Auburndale Street home at 10:30 a.m.; deputies urged calls to 352-754-6830.
Hernando County deputies asked residents to watch for Iris Torres, a Spring Hill woman who was reported missing after walking away from her Auburndale Street home around 10:30 a.m. on June 16. The sheriff’s office said Torres was an endangered adult, and officials urged anyone who saw her to contact the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office immediately at 352-754-6830 or call local law enforcement.
Torres was described as a Hispanic woman born Oct. 4, 1954, about 4 feet 11 inches tall and weighing about 130 pounds. Deputies said she had green eyes and dark brown hair, and she was last seen wearing a blue shirt, blue jeans and flip-flops.
The endangered classification reflected the risks tied to her disappearance. The sheriff’s office said Torres speaks only Spanish and has diabetes, two factors that can complicate a search if a missing person needs medication, cannot quickly explain her condition, or is exposed to Florida heat for too long. In a case like this, minutes matter, especially in a neighborhood search where a witness might spot someone walking along a street, waiting near a store or riding in a vehicle.
The sheriff’s office used the alert to get Torres’ description in front of Spring Hill residents, media partners and anyone else who might have seen her after she left home. The notice also fit the broader state system used in missing-person cases through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse, which helps law enforcement spread urgent public-safety alerts beyond the immediate area.
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office release was authored by Cpl. Michael Terry and carried case number 2026-00224900. The department later listed the case in its June 16 press release index as “Missing Endangered Adult - Iris Torres - 2026-00224900.” Torres was later found safe, ending the search without reported harm.
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