Wrist Locator Helps Find Man

Alabama Alzheimers  Sheriff's Deputies volunteer firefighters and high-tech computer equipment are being credited for saving an 83-year old man's life.
by WKRG Staff
Published: Thu, October 30, 2008 - 10:25 pm CST

William Koier got lost in a wooded area behind his home in Elsanor Thursday night.  Mr. Koier was reunited with his wife and family after missing for more than five hours.  Koier was located with the help of a "Project Lifesaver" locator on his wrist.    Baldwin County Sheriff, Hoss Mack, says "had it not been for the monitoring device that he was wearing tonight, we would not have been able to locate him as quickly as we did, if at all."   Project Lifesaver is a free service offered by the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office that uses high-tech equipment to locate missing Alzheimer's patients.  The patient is outfitted with a computerized wrist monitor that can be tracked from miles away.

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I agree Must! This is awesome and very good news..this should be offered EVERYWHERE for FREE.

Bless this man and his family.  I am so glad to see that there are people out there taking advantage of programs like this to help prevent tragedy from happening.  Didn’t I hear of a similar device or program helping locate a Milton, FL man several months ago?

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