By John Smith • Published: 08 Jul 2017 • 12:54
Children being given their bracelets
AFTER a successful trial last year, Marbella council will be offering free identification bracelets to visitors to its beaches.
The idea is that parents responsible for children and also the elderly or disabled can apply to one of the 15 first aid stations on the beaches for a numbered bracelet and details of the person’s age, sex, hair, height together with contact telephone numbers will be recorded.
In this way, any child or elderly person who becomes lost can be identified via the details logged and the person responsible for them may be contacted.
First aiders will also patrol the beaches offering the service to visitors as bracelets have to be changed daily.
“This consists of a simple but effective system that makes it possible to find the parents or those responsible for anyone who has been lost, as well as the person who is lost”, said Councillor for Sustainability, Miguel Díaz.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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