Tracking bracelet credited for swift rescue of Parksville senior
PARKSVILLE — The president of Arrowsmith Search and Rescue says a simple bracelet may have saved the life of a man with dementia who wandered off in Parksville.
Nick Rivers responded to a report of a missing man late Monday afternoon, but the search was short-lived as he was found on Jensen Ave. near downtown Parksville just 12 minutes later.
Rivers said the quick and happy result was made possible by the Project Lifesaver bracelet the man was wearing.
“Seeing that happen is hugely beneficial to this program and shows how well and efficiently it works,” Rivers told NanaimoNewsNOW. “That search could have taken hours to conclude and there’s the potential that it would not have had a great result.”