• Eileen Playforth left her house in Harrow, London, about 10.30am on Friday
  • A monitor tracks her movements as she went to unfamiliar places
  • Device’s battery died about 5pm on Friday and Oyster card pinged at 11.35pm
  • Police are ‘extremely concerned’ for her welfare as she could be anywhere 

By Nic White For Mailonline

Published: 18:06 GMT, 10 March 2018 | Updated: 18:41 GMT, 10 March 2018

Police are ‘extremely concerned’ for the welfare of a 95-year-old woman missing for more than 24 hours in London.

Eileen Playforth left her home in Harrow, north London, about 10.30am on Friday and has not been seen since.

The pensioner spoke to family on the phone before she left and gave no indication that anything was amiss.

Eileen Playforth, 95, has been missing for more than 24 hours in London

Eileen Playforth, 95, has been missing for more than 24 hours in London

However, a tracking device she wears so he family can monitor her movements showed her going to unfamiliar places.

Her tracked pinged at Kingsbury, Grosvenor Road, and Buckingham Palace Road before running out of battery about 5pm on Friday at Vauxhall Bridge Road. 

Ms Playforth last sighting was her Oyster cars being tagged on a 183 bus towards Pinner at 11:35am. 

She left her home in Harrow, north London, (pictured) about 10.30am on Friday and has not been seen since

She left her home in Harrow, north London, (pictured) about 10.30am on Friday and has not been seen since

She left her home in Harrow, north London, (pictured) about 10.30am on Friday and has not been seen since

Police feared she could be anywhere in London and were desperate for leads on her more recent movements.

Ms Playforth is about 5ft tall, slim, with shoulder length grey hair, and may be wearing a maroon dress, a black coat, and beige cardigan. 

Anyone who sees Eileen is asked to call police on 101, or Harrow police on 07769162964.

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