Officials are briefed during the search for a missing North Commons resident. (Photo courtesy Lincoln Fire Department)
A North Commons resident with Alzheimer’s who disappeared from his North Commons home on February 18 was safely located about two hours after a town-wide alert went out via phone and text.
Lincoln police and firefighters were notified at 8:30 a.m. that David Myer, 79, had gone missing. About 50 officers and firefighters from area towns set up a command post and swung into action with ATVs, mountain bicycles, and on foot. Also involved in the search were a Massachusetts State Police helicopter, Minute Man National Historic Park officers, Lincoln’s Conservation Ranger, and even the Lincoln Fire Department’s new public safety drone operated by a Lincoln firefighter who is an FAA-certified drone pilot.
At about 1:30 p.m., staff at a soup kitchen at the Church of Our Redeemer on Merriam St. in Lexington alerted authorities that they had Myers, who had apparently walked there, Lincoln Fire Chief Brian Young said. He had an abrasion on his head and was transported to the hospital by Lexington ambulance.