An Auburn Police Department K9 tracked a missing Massachusetts child in freezing weather for more than two miles.Auburn Police Department/POLICE Illustration
In freezing conditions, a Massachusetts police K-9 tracked a missing child in for more than two miles, leading officers to find the 12-year-old and return her home safety.
According to the Auburn Police Department, officers were notified about 10:30 p.m. on Jan 31 that the child had left home two hours earlier and her location was unknown.
Due to the freezing temperatures and nature of the incident, numerous Auburn police officers and troopers from the Massachusetts State Police converged on the area to try to locate the child, the police department said in a social media post. Detectives from the Auburn Police Department responded to assist as well.
Auburn Officer David Ljunggren and his K9 partner Biza were deployed. K9 Biza was able to pick up a scent and began to track the scent and followed it for more than two miles.
Biza led searchers to an area where evidence showed that the child had been present a short time earlier and officers converged on this area. They located the child a short time later and the child was reunited with her family and is safe, police said.
“We are proud of the hard work put in by K9 Biza and are happy to report a positive outcome: the police department said on social media.
