Sarasota County Sheriff Air-1 Locates Elderly Woman at Oscar Scherer State Park
SCSO: Something to make you smile: On Saturday afternoon, deputies were called to Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey for the report of a missing elderly female. According to her husband, the couple – who both use walkers – became separated while on a hike at the park. Sheriff’s office deputies, park rangers and volunteers began searching for the 85-year-old woman around 2:30 p.m., who was alone without a cellphone or water. Nearly two hours later after a lengthy grid search and just as our Aviation Unit was getting ready to clear the area, our deputy pilots located the woman to the southwest of the trail head. Paramedics responded and transported the woman to the hospital as a precaution but she was otherwise in good spirits. Major kudos to all areas of our agency who responded to the call and particularly to our “eyes in the sky” who brought this call to a peaceful, safe resolution.