Techniques for providing assistance to a caller whose location is unknown are provided. A request for assistance from a caller whose location is unknown is received at a public safety answering point from a calling device. A list of devices proximate to the calling devices is received from the calling device whose location is unknown. It is identified when a device in the list of devices proximate to the calling device has been registered as belonging to a person willing to provide local assistance. A request is sent to the identified device to provide local assistance to the caller whose location is unknown.