Powerful Offering Rescues Five People In the Past Month, Each in Less than 30 Minutes
WESTWOOD, Mass., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- LoJack Corporation (Nasdaq: LOJN) and Project Lifesaver International today announced that the LoJack SafetyNet System and Project Lifesaver Program has helped to rescue -- in less than 30 minutes each -- five people with Alzheimer's or dementia who had wandered over the past month. The LoJack SafetyNet/Project Lifesaver service answers a critical need for people with cognitive conditions at risk of wandering, and is a particularly important service for caregivers and family members during the summer months when the life-threatening issue of wandering tends to increase.
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'These rescues are great examples of how effectively the LoJack SafetyNet System and Project Lifesaver Program work together to protect people at risk of wandering,' said Scott Martin, Law Enforcement Director for LoJack SafetyNet, LoJack Corporation. 'LoJack SafetyNet and Project Lifesaver help public safety agencies achieve -- often in minutes -- what otherwise can take hundreds of search and rescue man-hours.'
LoJack SafetyNet/Project Lifesaver Rescue Stories:
83-Year-Old Man is Rescued 10 Minutes After Reported Missing
In New Jersey, an 83-year-old man with dementia was reported missing by his wife. Deputies with the Atlantic County Sheriff's Department logged onto the secure LoJack SafetyNet database to obtain specific information on the man to aid in his rescue. Using LoJack SafetyNet's Search and Rescue receivers and expertise gained from Project Lifesaver's training program, police picked up the signal from the man's Personal Locator Unit wristband and within 10 minutes tracked him to a location several blocks from his residence. Police returned him to his home uninjured.
78-Year-Old Man Drives Off in Family Car; Found in 22 Minutes
In Alabama, a 78-year-old man with Alzheimer's obtained keys to the family car and drove away before family members could stop him. Family members notified the Cleburne County Sheriff's Department, who used their Search and Rescue receivers and training knowledge to track the man while driving on a roadway and rescue him within 22 minutes.
82-Year-Old Man Wanders from Home and is Rescued in 15 Minutes
In California, an 82-year-old man afflicted with Alzheimer's wandered away from his home. When he was discovered missing, his caregiver immediately contacted the Monterey County Sheriff's Department, who found the man in only 15 minutes about 1/2 mile from his residence.
