Tracking Bracelet Helps Police Find Missing At-Risk Senior

NEW ROCHELLE, NY —New Rochelle police were able to quickly locate a missing woman with dementia in part because she was wearing a unique bracelet with a tracking device placed inside of it. After responding to a call that the 62-year-old at-risk senior had been missing for more than 3 hours on March 17, police learned the woman was wearing a personal radio tracking device provided by the Project LifeSaver Program.

Officers were able to track the signal to a location more than a mile from her home using an antenna also provided by the Project LifeSaver Program. The missing woman was found unharmed and returned home to her loved ones.

The Project LifeSaver Program, administered by the Westchester County Department of the Aging, provides devices to anyone with a cognitive disorder that might cause them to become confused and wander away from home. The program enrolls the elderly as well as those suffering with traumatic brain injuries, memory loss, Alzheimer's or autism.