Tag: Search and Rescue: Page 2

Special Units

Massachusetts State Police K-9 Locates 2 Missing Girls

A trooper with the Massachusetts State Police and K-9 Caber were able to successfully locate and return to safety two teens—aged 13 and 14 years old—who had gone missing early Saturday morning.

May 28, 2020

Special Units

Canadian K-9, Handler Find 3-Year-Old Girl Who Had Wandered into Woods

The first thing the girl said as they located her was "Doggie!"

April 30, 2020

Special Units

New Jersey K-9 Locates Child Missing for More Than 10 Hours

A bloodhound with the Maywood Police Department K-9 Unit was requested to assist other area police agencies in the search for a missing child who hadn't been seen in more than 10 hours in near-freezing temperatures.

February 6, 2020

Special Units

Ohio K-9 Finds Missing 3-Year-Old in Just 10 Minutes

A K-9 with the Shelby County (OH) Sheriff's Office was able to locate a missing 3-year-old boy in just 10 minutes of searching on Tuesday.

October 10, 2019

Special Units

Florida Deputies, K-9 Help Locate Autistic Boy Lost in Woods

Deputies with the Santa Rosa County (FL) Sheriff's Office employed the assistance of the agency's bloodhound K-9s to locate a 3-year-old autistic boy who had wandered into thick woods in the Florida Panhandle on Monday.

September 17, 2019

Special Units

Wyoming K-9 Unit Locates Missing 4-Year-Old Boy

When a 4-year-old boy in Sweetwater County, Wyoming wandered from his yard while playing with the family's dogs, the mother called 911 to get help locating him.

July 31, 2019

Patrol

Massachusetts Officers Locate Missing, Endangered Man Following Search

Officers with the Holyoke (MA) Police Department were relieved to bring to a positive conclusion the search for a man who has been missing since July 1.

July 16, 2019

Vehicle Ops

OceanAlpha Launches Unmanned Surface Rescue Vehicle (USRV)

According to OceanAlpha, its Dolphin 1 water rescue robot can be easily stored, transported, and deployed.

July 13, 2019

Special Units

Colorado Bloodhound Helps Locate Missing Wyoming Girl

A bloodhound with the Jefferson County (CO) Sheriff's Office and its handler were in Wyoming over the weekend on an unrelated call when they were called upon by local police to aid in the search for a missing 12-year-old girl.

July 8, 2019

Vehicle Ops

Lake Assault Boats to Build Versatile Patrol and Emergency Response Craft for PA Unit

The City of Pittsburgh (PA) River Rescue Unit has selected Lake Assault Boats to construct a 30-foot EMS river rescue vessel. "This new rescue vessel will respond to just about any emergency – from a medical situation on a river cruise ship, to a SWAT team's mission or a fire on a fishing boat," said Division Chief Raymond S. Everitt.

June 28, 2019

Patrol

Missing Colorado Officer Found Dead

First responders in Eagle County, CO, have ended their search for a deputy who had not been seen since Tuesday. He was found dead in the 2011 Dodge pickup truck he was last seen driving.

June 28, 2019

Technology

Project Lifesaver International Receives Prestigious International Humanitarian Award

Project Lifesaver International (PLI) has been awarded the Humanitarian Xcellence Award by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International for its use of DJI drones to locate missing persons.

May 3, 2019