“K9 Officer Monster has served on our department for the past 7 years and has made an impact on every officer, staff members, and the entire community. K9 Monster was a tremendous asset to our department and the community he served,” Mount Vernon-Lisbon Police Chief Doug Shannon said in a statement.
The police department posted Tuesday morning on Facebook that it needed help locating the dog, who was last seen about 10:30 p.m. Monday, the Gazette reports. Several agencies, animal nonprofits and volunteers came out to help search for the dog, a news release said.
At 10:14 a.m. Tuesday, emergency responders searching for Monster found the body of an animal submerged in a partially ice-covered pond in Lisbon. They used a drone to confirm the animal was a dog, and the Mount Vernon Fire Department retrieved the dog using ice-rescue efforts. The dog was confirmed to be Monster, the news release states.