Project Lifesaver lives up to its name one more time

A missing person located in very short order with help of Project Lifesaver

Published Jul 10, 2024  •  Last updated 3 days ago  •  1 minute read

A North Bay woman living with dementia who was reported missing from her assisted living facility was quickly located safely thanks to the use of Project Lifesaver.

On July 8, 2024, the North Bay Police Service and BAYSAR Air Search and Rescue were contacted about a resident who had gone missing from an assisted living facility. Staff reported to police that the resident, a woman in her 90s who lives with dementia, had gone missing at approximately 11:30 a.m.

Members of the North Bay Police Service and BAYSAR were dispatched to locate her. Luckily, the woman was a participant in Project Lifesaver and was equipped with a Project Lifesaver locator.

A signal for the locator was found at 12:07 p.m. and the missing person was safely located by 12:15 p.m. by members of BAYSAR. In total, it took approximately 45 minutes to safely locate the missing person from the time she was reported missing to police.

“This is another excellent example showing just how valuable a tool Project Lifesaver is for police. 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”, says North Bay Police Inspector of Operations, Jeff Warner. “I encourage anyone with a vulnerable family member or loved one who could go missing to join Project Lifesaver as soon as you can.”

“This Project Lifesaver rescue is a good demonstration of best practice for integrating specially trained volunteers into police search and rescue operations,” says Stan French, president of BAYSAR. “North Bay can be justifiably proud of how the NBPS have effectively utilized the Project Lifesaver technology in combination with the volunteers of BAYSAR. This was a real team effort.”

North Bay Nugget. (2024, July 10). Project Lifesaver lives up to its name one more time. North Bay Nuggethttps://www.nugget.ca/news/project-lifesaver-lives-up-to-its-name-one-more-time¹