The 'Find Me' System Activated Three Times This Year
The 'Find Me' system officially started operating in our country exactly three years ago. Since the beginning of this year, it has been activated three times.
TL;DR
- The 'Find Me' system in Serbia has been activated three times this year.
- The system was first activated in late April for a six-year-old boy in Niš, who was found safe.
- A few days later, it was activated for a fifteen-year-old girl with special needs, who was found on a train.
- In late July, the system notified the public about a twelve-year-old girl from Belgrade who returned home safely.
- The system officially launched on October 25, 2023, with its first activation on March 26 of the following year for two-year-old Danka Ilić.
- Since its inception, the system has been activated a total of six times, including the cases of a boy from New Belgrade and a minor from Ub.
- The 'Find Me' system in Republika Srpska launched on December 23, 2024.
- Montenegro and North Macedonia have shown interest in implementing a similar system.
- The system is modeled after the US 'Amber Alert' system, created after the abduction and murder of Amber Hagerman in 1996.
- Igor Jurić, who initiated the system, explained that activation depends on specific criteria, including the child's age, disability status, and perceived danger, with safety assessments sometimes preventing activation if it could endanger the child.
- The system's primary role is to raise public awareness and involve citizens in searches, complementing police investigations.