On Thursday evening, Queens Shomrim received an urgent call regarding a missing elderly individual. Within minutes, volunteers mobilized and launched a large-scale, coordinated search effort across Queens.
Search teams tirelessly canvassed neighborhoods, hospitals, and public areas throughout the borough, while additional Shomrim groups from surrounding neighborhoods quickly joined in. Flyers were distributed to hospitals across Queens to ensure every possible lead was pursued.
The extensive effort continued through Friday and into Shabbos, with volunteers working around the clock. During Shabbos morning, Baruch Hashem, the missing individual was safely located on the street and transported by EMS to a local Queens Hospital in stable condition.
This operation drew support from across the New York and New Jersey region, with Chaverim and Shomrim organizations from Rockland, Boro Park, Williamsburg, Staten Island, Flatbush, Manhattan, Rockaway, Nassau, Crown Heights, Bergen County, Orange County, Passaic, and Brooklyn all joining the mission.
Chaverim of Rockland joined the search on Friday afternoon, deploying manpower and resources to assist as the effort intensified going into Shabbos. In a true display of community support, Evergreen Supermarket in Monsey graciously provided the Rockland volunteers with Shabbos food before their departure on Friday afternoon. The food sustained them through Friday night while they remained in the field. On Shabbos morning, a non-Jewish Chaverim Shabbos patrol volunteer facilitated the coordination of additional food, with a Evergreen staff member reopening the store to provide for the morning hours. B’chasdei Hashem, by noon on Shabbos the missing individual was located safely.
Mi k’amcha yisroel