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Center for Discovery hosts multi‑agency search drill to practice elopement response for people with autism
Summary
The Center for Discovery hosted a coordinated search‑and‑rescue drill on Sept. 20 with county and state responders to rehearse responses to elopement by people diagnosed with autism; the exercise used drones, canines and Project Life Saver transmitters.
Caitlin Haas, representing the Center for Discovery, told the Public Safety Committee that the center hosted a multi‑agency search‑and‑rescue drill on Sept. 20 to rehearse coordinated responses to elopement by people with autism.
"Elopement, drowning due to elopement is the leading cause of death of individuals that are diagnosed with autism," Caitlin Haas said, explaining the motivation for bringing local partners together for the…
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