A woman with dementia who went missing in Florida was found mere minutes later because she bottled her scent more than two years ago.
Deputy Justin Williams and his trained police dog Ally discovered the missing woman in less than five minutes. She was missing from her Sugarmill Woods home for more than two hours.
The woman used a special scent preservation kit on Jan. 19, 2015, to store her scent in the event that she gets lost and goes missing. Dementia patients often get lost due to memory issues.
Scent preservation kits include a cloth that a user rubs on his or her underarm and a jar for storage. The scent inside can last up to seven years. Police dogs are given a whiff of the scent before they embark on their search.
Citrus County Sheriff's Office
