Florida’s Silver Alert Plan turned four-years-old Tuesday. It’s similar to an Amber Alert, but instead of missing children, it’s sent out all across the state to help find missing senior citizens mainly suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s. And, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Spokesman Keith Kameg says since the program’s existence, it’s benefited hundreds of seniors statewide:
“Since it began, 539 Florida seniors have been located and 68 directly because of the Silver Alert," said Kameg. It basically gets information out to the public, and Florida has a significant senior population. It’s a good thing.”
Seniors currently make up a quarter of the state’s population. Florida’s Silver Alert Plan started because of an executive order issued in October 2008.
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