SIOUX CITY’S PROJECT LIFESAVER PROGRAM RECEIVED A $2500 DONATION FROM LANDMARK LODGE #103 FRIDAY TO HELP PROVIDE PROJECT LIFESAVER TRANSMITTERS AND SUPPLIES FOR FAMILIES IN NEED.
THE PROJECT LIFESAVER PROGRAM IS OFFERED BY CITY POLICE AND THE WOODBURY COUNTY SHERIFF TO PROVIDE A TRACKING SYSTEM TO LOCATE “AT-RISK” INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PRONE TO THE LIFE-THREATENING BEHAVIOR OF WANDERING DUE TO AUTISM, ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, DEMENTIA, OR OTHER COGNITIVE CONDITIONS.
LARRY FINLEY IS PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS OF THE SIOUX CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT;
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INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM WEAR A TRANSMITTER ON THEIR ANKLE OR WRIST THAT EMITS A RADIO
SIGNAL EVERY SECOND.
THE LOST PERSON IS LOCATED BY OFFICERS AND DEPUTIES WHO USE RECEIVERS THAT PICK UP THIS SIGNAL, WHICH IS SPECIFIC AND PERSONALIZED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL.
SHANA MICHALSKI’S SON TREY IS NON-VERBAL AND HAS HAD A MONITOR SINCE 2010.
SHE SAYS THE PROGRAM PROVIDES PEACE OF MIND FOR HER FAMILY:
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EMILY MYERS’ 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ZOEY IS ALSO ON THE SPECTRUM.
SHE SAYS ZOEY IS VERBAL, BUT PRONE TO TALKING TO PEOPLE WHILE NOT RECOGNIZING SITUATIONS:
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SEARCH AND RESCUE TIMES HAVE BEEN DRASTICALLY REDUCED FROM HOURS AND DAYS, TO MINUTES, WITH PROJECT LIFESAVER.
YOU MAY FIND OUT MORE BY CALLING EITHER SIOUX CITY POLICE OR THE WOODBURY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.
