Lancaster County State Police now have greater access when searching for missing persons. It’s called “Project Life Saver” and has reduced the average search time from 9 hours to about 30 minutes. Now that the state police have it, they encourage people to sign up. The program is led by PA Trooper Kelly Osbourne with Troop J in Lancaster County. “Aviation, all our boots on the ground, K9s, the volunteer fire departments, web searches,” Osbourne said. All those resources and still — they might not find a missing person in time, but the project improves search and rescue. “It’ll save time, resources and manpower,” Osbourne said. It’s all done over radio frequency — just like boats are equipped with radio beacons are – making it easier for the Coast Guard to track them – adults and children who tend to wander away carry transmitters “The more units you have, the more receivers, the faster you can find people because you come from different directions and they You can triangulate missing people — those wristbands — very quickly,” Osbourne said. “A great resource to have, especially in Pennsylvania — with its large number of rural areas. According to Trooper Chadwick Rogers, “It will go through water. This will go into tunnels, through walls, into houses, unlike GPS.” The cost of signing up is $375. An information night will be held on November 16 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the East Lampeter Township Building in Lancaster County
LANCASTER, Pennsylvania—
Lancaster County State Police now have greater access when searching for missing persons.
It’s called “Project Life Saver” and has reduced the average search time from 9 hours to about 30 minutes.
Now that the state police have it, they encourage people to sign up.
The program is led by PA Trooper Kelly Osbourne with Troop J in Lancaster County.
“Aviation, all our boots on the ground, K9s, the volunteer fire departments, grid searches,” Osbourne said.
All these resources and yet – they may not find a missing person in time, but the project improves search and rescue.
“It saves time, resources and manpower,” Osbourne said.
It’s all done over radio frequencies – just like boats are equipped with radio beacons – making it easier for the Coast Guard to track them – adults and children who tend to wander away carry transmitters.
“The more units you have, the more receivers, the faster you can find people because you’re coming from different directions and you can triangulate those missing people — those transmitter bracelets — very quickly,” Osbourne said.
A great resource to have, especially in Pennsylvania with its large number of rural areas.
According to Trooper Chadwick Rogers, “It will go through water. This will go in tunnels, through walls and into houses, unlike GPS.”
Registration costs $375.
A community information evening will be held on November 16 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the East Lamper Township Building in Lancaster County
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