Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office - You Are Not Alone Program's Project Lifesaver is a national, proactive electronic tracking program used to assist in locating people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and related disorders, and children with Down Syndrome or Autism Spectrum Disorder who wander from home and become lost.

 

A lost child with Autism or Down Syndrome, or an adult wandering from dementia, constitutes a critical emergency and presents challenges to police in search and rescue operations. While we cannot predict when a person will become lost, we can prepare. A personalized state-of-the-art battery-powered transmitter is used that emits a constant radio signal 24 hours a day. The radio transmitter is the size of a wristwatch and provides a constant radio signal. Once the sheriff’s office is notified that a person is missing, deputies identify the signal from a specialized directional antenna and are able to track the wandering person. Deputies will use this equipment on foot, in cars, and also by air, providing maximum cover and capability for search efforts for several miles. 

 

Nationwide, Project Lifesaver has responded to more than 3,800 rescues and all were 100 percent successful with a recovery time of fewer than 30 minutes.