Girl with autism (Rose Siegrist) rescued from frigid pond

UPDATE: Girl with autism rescued from cold pond, doing fine - CBS 21 News - Breaking news, sports and weather for the Harrisburg -York -Lancaster -Lebanon Pennsylvania area

Scary moments for the family of a 7-year-old child with autism when the little girl wandered off and was found neck-deep in a nearby pond.

Fortunately she is okay and was back at school this Monday morning, but certainly there was a need for serious concern over the weekend.

7-year-old Ivy Rose Siegrist, of Clay Township, wandered away from her grandmother's apartment just before 5 o’ clock last night while her grandmother was in the bathroom.

A neighbor in Penn Township's Meadows East apartment complex called police when she saw the child enter a nearby pond. Police responded and rescued the little girl from frigid neck-deep waters.

More @ http://www.whptv.com/mostpopular/story/UPDATE-Girl-with-autism-rescued-from-cold-pond/fW3J48Qp-kmCLSbHDSQH9Q.cspx

Search teams train with new tracking device - News - Nova News Now

Search teams train with new tracking device - News - Nova News Now

The county’s search and rescue team is now trained and ready to find high flight risk residents.
In 2009, the entire province was touched by the tragic story of James Delorey, a seven-year old boy with autism who wandered away from his home and died from hypothermia after spending two days outdoors.
Project Lifesaver, a search and rescue tracking system, was created to help prevent future tragedies.
In the beginning of October, the Barrington and Area Search and Rescue team, responsible for the finding missing persons in the Shelburne County area, received training with the tracking system as well as provided with their own system.

“If people aren’t found in the first 24 hours their chances go way down,” said Mark Doane, a representative with the search and rescue team.

Families interested in obtaining the bracelet type device will pay $300 to enroll with a monthly fee of $25.
The Project Lifesaver kit includes a wristband transmitter whose constant radio signals will be picked up by the receiver.

More @ http://www.novanewsnow.com/section/2011-11-21/article-2810436/%0D%0ASearch-teams-train-with-new-tracking-device%0D%0A/1

Transmitter bracelets a boon to some in Va

Transmitter bracelets a boon to some in Va

STAUNTON, Va. (AP) — Earlier this month Amy Brown couldn't stop thinking about the 8-year-old autistic boy from Doswell who went missing.

Robert Wood Jr. had wandered away from his family while they were taking a walk in a wooded area.

Brown felt a nagging sense of dread about the incident until Robert was found five days later and more than 3 1/2 miles away from where he went missing. He was doing well after being flown to a hospital.

"I kept thinking, that could so easily be us," Brown said as she and husband Tim gazed at their 6-year-old son, Hayden, doing somersaults on the floor. "I was so relieved for his family when they found him and he was OK."

The incident has motivated Brown to look into signing up Hayden for a radio-transmitter bracelet through Project Lifesaver at the Augusta County Sheriff's Office.

More @ http://www.necn.com/11/20/11/Transmitter-bracelets-a-boon-to-some-in-/landing_health.html?&apID=5427876a94314144a2e6f2fca8a32a58

A lifesaving tool | Citrus Daily (EmSeeQ )

A lifesaving tool | Citrus Daily

It’s estimated that Alzheimer’s disease will afflict 590,000 Floridians by 2025. In addition to this debilitating condition, other cognitive disorders, such as dementia and autism, continue to be major challenges.

Sadly, because many of these individuals are prone to wandering, a missing person could easily die from exposure or other hazards without a quick recovery. This is a serious concern not only for the afflicted individual’s loved ones, but also for law enforcement.

Earlier this year, Sheriff Jeff Dawsy challenged his staff to come up with a viable solution for locating wanderers. After careful research, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office hooked up with EmFinders, the makers of a unique device called EmSeeQ (pronounced “Em seek”).

Essentially, it’s a small electronic locator device worn on the wrist. This watch-sized instrument has a secure band, which makes it virtually impossible for the wearer to remove.

If a person wearing EmSeeQ goes missing, the EmFinders emergency call center is notified by the wanderer’s caregiver, and the device is electronically activated. The unit then automatically calls the nearest 911 center, providing the wearer’s location based on coordinates calculated by using highly sensitive receivers located on cellular towers – the same receivers used by cell phones for 911 calls. Once the 911 center gets the wanderer’s location, emergency responders can be dispatched immediately.

More @ http://www.citrusdaily.com/lifesaving-tool/2011/11/18/89769.html

Buchanan Co. Commission Accepts Bid on Telemetry Tracking System - StJoeChannel.com

Buchanan Co. Commission Accepts Bid on Telemetry Tracking System - StJoeChannel.com

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The Buchanan County Sheriff's Department is now better equipped to search for missing autistic children and Alzheimer's victims.

Wednesday, the Buchanan County Commission accepted a bid from Care Trak for over $8,000 on a Telemetry Tracking System.

The way the system works is families with autism or Alzheimer's can opt to use a bracelet that the department can track with this special device.

Missing with Autism: James Samples (COOLIDGE, AZ)

K-9s aid in search for missing Coolidge boy - CBS 5 - KPHO

COOLIDGE, AZ (KPHO) -

Authorities are searching for an 11-year-old boy who disappeared Tuesday from his aunt's home in Coolidge.

James Samples has a form of Autism called Aspergers. His aunt, Jennifer Felix, said she went to wake up the boy Tuesday morning and he wasn't in his room.

Felix said his shoes and his jacket were also missing. She said Samples has the mental capacity of a 6-year-old.

More @ http://www.kpho.com/story/16047092/authorities-search-for-missing-11-year-old-boy

GPS Shoe for Autism Tracking?

Having just experienced first hand how difficult it is to keep a GPS device attached to a child with autism, I am very excited to see the GPS shoe. I hope they expand these for children.

GTX Corp Expands Partner Alliance in Preparation for GPS Shoe Launch | GPS Shoe

• 3,000 GPS Shoe devices shipped to Aetrex Worldwide
• Signed Fulfillment and Customer Service Agreement with Omnilink Systems, Inc
• International Expansion of miniaturized GPS Devices
• Speaking at Annual Emeritus Senior Living Conference

Los Angeles, October 19, 2011 – GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO), a leader in customizable, 2-way GPS Personal Location Services (PLS) solutions, today announced entering into a Fulfillment and Customer Service Agreement with Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. and Omnilink Systems, who built and maintains a market leading tracking solution for individuals with Alzheimer’s. Under the Agreement, Omnilink will provide an e-commerce and customer service platform for the Aetrex GPS Shoe scheduled to go on sale this month in theUS, enhancing the sales, marketing and customer support for the GPS Shoe and user community. MedicAlert Foundation, known for their live 24/7 emergency medical information and identification services, has joined the alliance and will provide 24/7 location based emergency services for Aetrex GPS Shoe customers.

The Partner Alliance was created to provide a world class, senior-friendly, 24/7 customer support platform for consumers and caregivers to assist in selecting monthly plans, GPS Shoe features, best use tips and general overall customer service. The Agreement will allow GTX Corp and Aetrex to concentrate on their core competencies while the Partner Alliance handles support, e-commerce and customer care for this new potential life saving technology.

more @ http://www.gpsshoe.com/blog/?p=223

Missing with Autism: Name Not Released - Brockton, MA

A name and picture from Brockton PD sure would be nice. Brockton police --- 508-941-0200

Brockton police searching for 7-year-old boy - Brockton, MA - The Enterprise

BROCKTON —

Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 7-year-old boy with autism who went missing from his Campello neighborhood home Thursday morning.

The boy, who police say is white, 4½ feet tall and about 80 pounds, was last seen on Forest Street, located off Perkins Avenue in the southeast section of the city.
He has brown eyes, dirty blond hair and is wearing blue jeans, brown shoes and a blue vest with a Ninja Turtles T-shirt underneath, police said.

Read more: http://www.enterprisenews.com/answerbook/brockton/x1439484691/Brockton-police-searching-for-7-year-old-boy#ixzz1dJc82Aw2

Missing with Autism: Joseph Molizone More (New Orleans, LA)

Police Seek Missing Autistic Man - New Orleans News Story - WDSU New Orleans

NOPD

New Orleans police officers are looking for a 29-year-old autistic man who was reported missing on Monday night. According to police, Molizone’s mother said she noticed her back door was open and her son, Joseph Molizone, gone.
Molizone is diagnosed with autism and can’t speak, police said. Molizone uses hand gestures to communicate. Anyone with the whereabouts of Joseph Molizone should contact the New Orleans Police Department at 504-821-2222.

Read more: http://www.wdsu.com/news/29712402/detail.html#ixzz1d8wBCr8e

Project Lifesaver Helps Those With Autism Stay Safe - Manassas Park, VA Patch

Project Lifesaver Helps Those With Autism Stay Safe - Manassas Park, VA Patch

Just days after Robert Wood, an 8-year-old autistic boy, was found alive after six days of being lost in Hanover County, deputies one hour away in Manassas, secured a simple band around the arm of another autistic boy, 10-year-old Jimmy Kirkland—an action that, perhaps, secured him from suffering the same fate as Wood.

Jimmy’s parents, Rachel and Jim Kirkland of Manassas Park, said they fought long and hard to get their son off a long waiting list and into Prince William County’s Project Lifesaver, a program that uses radio wave-emitting bracelets to track people who are prone to wandering off, such as those with Autism and Alzheimer’s Disease.

“By all accounts, Robert Wood is very much like Jimmy. It was as gift from God that he was found alive,” Rachel Kirkland said. “I’ll do whatever I can to prevent that. We don’t take his safety for granted, but he is fast. If you make a mistake and he sprints, you really have a problem.”

Missing with Autism: I kept thinking, that could so easily be us

Project Lifesaver a boon for many in Staunton, Augusta County | The News Leader | newsleader.com

Two weeks ago Amy Brown couldn't stop thinking about the 8-year-old autistic boy from Doswell who went missing.

Robert Wood Jr. had wandered away from his family while they were taking a walk in a wooded area.

Brown felt a nagging sense of dread about the incident until Robert was found five days later and more than 3 1/2 miles away from where he went missing. He was doing well after being flown to a hospital.

"I kept thinking, that could so easily be us," Brown said as she and husband Tim gazed at their 6-year-old son, Hayden, doing somersaults on the floor. "I was so relieved for his family when they found him and he was

Robert Wood Jr released from hospital - Caroline Crossroads

Robert Wood Jr released from hospital - Caroline Crossroads

The Caroline County boy with autism who went missing for six days and five nights in the woods is now back at home with his mother.

Robert Wood Jr., 8, was discharged from VCU Medical Center in Richmond over the weekend, said the hospital’s spokesperson Malorie Burkett.

Missing 12-year-old boy found safe :: WRAL.com

Missing 12-year-old boy found safe :: WRAL.com

ROUGEMONT, N.C. — A 12-year-old boy who went missing from the Little River Regional Park and Natural Area between the Orange and Durham county line was found safe Thursday evening, authorities said.

Stephen Holsey, who has autism, was with a caregiver at the park when he walked away after going to the restroom around 5 p.m., his father, Mickey Holsey, said. He went missing near Little River Parkway and Guess Road.

No Duh New of the Day: No charges in Robert "Robbie" Wood Jr. Case

Robert Wood Jr.: No Charges in Robert Wood Jr Missing Case - wtvr

HANOVER COUNTY, VA (WTVR) - Charges will not be pursued in the Robert Wood Jr. case.