Mobile phone not used for 8 hours, app sends emergency message...saving resident who left a suicide note (South Korea)

A man in his 50s who was wandering the streets after leaving a suicide note was rescued in a dramatic fashion. After the resident had not used his mobile phone for a certain period of time, the Lonely Death Prevention Security App automatically sent a rescue message to the local government.
According to a report on the 1st from Daemyeong 9-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu, a resident in his 50s, A, had been using the welfare shared mobile phone of the dong administrative welfare center for 8 hours on the 24th of last month.
The emergency rescue request message was sent stating that the phone had not been used. The Dong Welfare Team, which was dispatched in response to the message, found a suicide note and other items at Mr. A's home, but
The welfare team immediately began to investigate Mr. A's whereabouts, and were finally able to find and rescue him after he had wandered around his home.
The welfare team took A to the administrative welfare center, where the suicide prevention team at Minami Ward Mental Health and Welfare Center
Through emergency consultation with the police, A was admitted to a nearby hospital. The lonely death relief app project uses the "National Reassurance Service" app created by Hapcheon County, Gyeongnam.
The app is aimed at vulnerable groups, such as elderly people living alone, people with disabilities, and people with physical disabilities. If the user does not use their mobile phone for a certain period of time, they can receive a mobile phone call from the welfare center's shared mobile phone number.
The app automatically sends rescue messages to the phone. A was classified as a vulnerable household in a survey by the local welfare center, and installed the app.
Park Hyun-jeong, head of Daemyung 9-dong, said, "Thanks to the proactive and swift response of the welfare team, we were able to save a precious life."
A Daemyung 9-dong official said, "We are installing the app directly at vulnerable households through home visits," and added, "We will work hard to ensure that more single-person households can participate in the lonely death prevention security app project."
We will continue to do so," he said.