The North Bay Police Service reports a city woman living with dementia was quickly located safely with the help of Project Lifesaver on Monday.
The woman in her 90s was reported missing from her assisted living facility at about 11:30 am with police and BAYSAR Search and Rescue dispatched to locate her.
Officials say she was wearing a Project Lifesaver locator, with a signal picked up just after noon that day.
In total, the woman was located about 45 minutes after being reported missing.
“This is another excellent example showing just how valuable a tool Project Lifesaver is for police,” says Jeff Warner, North Bay Police Inspector of Operations. “Thanks to Project Lifesaver and our partners at BAYSAR, we are able to quickly locate vulnerable people who have been reported lost or missing in our community.”
Warner encourages anyone with a vulnerable family member or loved one who could go missing to join Project Lifesaver as soon as possible.
“North Bay can be justifiably proud of how the NBPS have effectively utilized the Project Lifesaver technology in combination with the volunteers of BAYSAR,” says Stan French, President of BAYSAR. “This was a real team effort.”
Project Lifesaver started locally in November 2020.
