Los Angeles city leaders celebrated LA Found Day on October 15 and introduced a new tool for the community to find people who go missing.
Inspired by a tragic situation, the LA Found Program was established in 2018, when the remains of Manhattan Beach resident Nancy Paulikas were found, two years after the 55-year-old with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease wandered off.
Her husband, Kirk Moody, spearheaded the search for his wife for 26 months. Moody’s efforts led to the creation of a county task force called “Bring Our Loved Ones Home,” to take on the problem of wandering.
At Wednesday’s event, Supervisor Janice Hahn said the new tool, a smartwatch, is available to the community…