Missing Guilford Child Found Safe With Help Of Tracking System

GUILFORD, CT — A unique program to help track missing children is being credited with helping track, and safely find, a missing 11-year-old child on Christmas Day.

In a news release, Guilford police said: the Guilford Police and Fire departments responded to the report of a missing 11-year-old child in the area of Boston Street on Christmas Day.

The child’s family actively participates in the Project Lifesaver program and had outfitted the child with a program transmitter. The responding police and fire personnel quickly deployed the program’s electronic tracking technology and successfully located the child nearby and unharmed.

Project Lifesaver is the premier search and rescue program operated internationally by public safety agencies, including the Guilford Police and Fire departments, and is strategically designed for “at risk” individuals who are prone to the life-threatening behavior of wandering. The primary mission of Project Lifesaver is to provide timely response to save lives and reduce potential injury for adults and children with the propensity to wander due to a cognitive condition.

Police explained further that the Project Lifesaver transmitter is placed “either on the wrist like a watch or on the ankle. The decision on placement is up to the person wearing it. Each person has their own assigned number. The receiver is only activated when the caretaker or family member calls 911 to report their loved one missing. The device transmits typically up to 2 miles but with additional antennas, up to 5 miles. The transmitter will still emit a signal in up to 75ft of water. The batteries last between 30 to 90 days depending on type of battery ordered.‘’

Should you have any questions about eligibility and participation in the Project Lifesaver program please contact the Guilford Police Department at 203-453-8061 or visit ProjectLifesaver.org.