12:30 p.m.A woman who went missing from St. Helena Hospital yesterday has been found safe.

Laci Issel, 33, walked away from the hospital sometime Tuesday afternoon, sparking a search.

Issel is nine months pregnant and has some additional medical issues, so law enforcement officials were concerned for her welfare, Capt. Tracey Stuart said.

A resident in St. Helena spotted her at the car wash on Pratt Avenue late Tuesday night and took her to her home. Issel left when the woman tried to contact police for help.

Issel was last seen at about 11 p.m. when she knocked on another resident’s door.

Her disappearance sparked a large-scale search effort overnight that included about 50 Search and Rescue volunteers, dogs, an airplane, Sheriff’s Office deputies and St. Helena Police officers.

At about 12:05 p.m. today, a citizen driving saw her walking near Crinella Drive and Park Street in St. Helena and flagged down a searcher, Stuart said.

Law enforcement officials found her and did a medical evaluation. She appears healthy and is being taken back to the hospital, Stuart said.

10:30 a.m. update: Law enforcement agencies are looking for a woman who walked away from St. Helena Hospital Tuesday night.

Due to her health conditions, she is considered “at risk,” said Capt. Tracey Stuart, spokeswoman for the Napa County Sheriff’s Office. She is also 9 months pregnant.

Laci Issel, 33, left the hospital sometime Tuesday afternoon against medical advice.

An area resident picked her up at a car wash on Pratt Avenue. When the resident went for the police, Issel left. She was last seen when she knocked on another resident’s door at about 11 p.m.

She fled again when the residents called for police to come help her.

About 50 Search and Rescue volunteers, dogs, an airplane, Sheriff’s Office deputies and St. Helena Police officers have scoured the area since midnight. The Sheriff’s Office has also called for an additional 50 Search and Rescue personnel and a helicopter to help.

“We’re worried,” Stuart said. “She is extremely pregnant, and she could be having a baby somewhere and need help.”

Issel is described as a white female, 5-foot-5, 194 pounds, with long brown hair. She was last seen wearing an oversized blue or gray shirt and pink pants.

She could also be still carrying a green blanket.

Anyone with any information about Issel’s whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center at 253-4451.