Found Safe TX - Ronette Hodges, 78, Killeen, Bell County, 3 Apr 2019 *Alzheimer’s*

[cybervampira]

Silver Alert issued for missing elderly Central Texas woman

he Department of Public Safety issued a Silver Alert Thursday evening for an elderly Central Texas woman with Alzheimer’s disease who’s been the focus of a daylong search.

Ronette Hodges, 78, was reported missing at around 8 a.m. Thursday.

She was last seen at around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday in Killeen.

Bell County deputies have been searching for her along Live Oak Cemetery Road near the intersection of FM 2484.

She was last seen wearing blue short-sleeve sweater and knit polyester pants.

She has gray hair, and although she wears glasses, did not have them on at the time of her disappearance.

 

[PommyMommy]

Deputies search for missing woman with Alzheimer’s
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The area being searched has a lot of acreage, Cruz said. Deputies are checking buildings, pastures and areas by a creek, according to scanner traffic. Anyone assisting with a public announcement system were urged to call out to her in an attempt to locate her.

K-9s were brought in today to assist in the search, scanner traffic said.

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[wendybtn]

As a geriatrics RN, this thread breaks my heart. She could have left anytime after 10:30 pm the previous evening. It is so hard to take care of ill people at home 24/7.

 

[PommyMommy]

As a geriatrics RN, this thread breaks my heart. She could have left anytime after 10:30 pm the previous evening. It is so hard to take care of ill people at home 24/7.

Cheer up, Wendy, she's been found by a fisherman!

Fisherman finds missing Bell County woman with Alzheimer's
Hodges was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

Her family was called to pick her up, the sheriff's office said.

 

[moonriverfarm]

YAY!!!

 

[PommyMommy]

Missing woman with Alzheimer’s disease survives overnight experience
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Ronette Hodges, 78, was missing for more than 24 hours and was found on a bank near Stillhouse Hollow Lake and the Lampasas River on Gravel Crossing Road, which is off FM 2484, Bell County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Maj. T.J. Cruz said.

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According to Google Maps, if Hodges traveled a direct line cross-country from where she went missing to where she was found, she walked at least three miles. The approximate driving distance, if she took roads between the two locations, is more than seven miles.

Hodges did have some injuries but they weren’t life-threatening, Cruz said. She was in good condition and was treated at the scene by EMS. She was transported to an area hospital for examination.

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Bell County doesn’t have a system for tracking wandering people in its coverage area, Cruz said.

The Temple Police Department has a program called Operation Fast Trak that began in 2008. The program’s purpose is to help families and caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease, autism and Down’s syndrome. Clients enrolled in Operation Fast Trak wear a waterproof band with a tracking signal that can be worn on the wrist, ankle or even a key ring. When notified the wearer is missing, officers go to the area and start to search by using the tracking system.

The system has a tracking range of up to a mile.

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