King County Search Dogs

July 2001

July 19, 2001
01- ---
Whatcom County
0005 callout for missing hikers in Whatcom county. We turned down this request due to no OL being available. (0 hrs)

July 21-22, 2001
01-1798
Okanogan County
1300 callout for a cadaver search in a wilderness area. We responded with five cadaver dogs to look for a missing flood victim after a flash flood. The teams searched along the flood plain but did not find the subject. The conditions were very difficult for the dogs as the soil was very dense which made for difficult scent conditions. The subject turned up several weeks later in the general search area. (167 hours)

July 23, 2001
01-1877
Stanwood
0030 callout for a missing 93 yo male in a rural area. We were turned around when the subject was located by local teams. (5.5 hrs)

July 27, 2001
01-1911
Burien / Normandy Park
0830 callout. Cadaver search in an urban area. We responded with four cadaver teams. The subject was a 26 yo female who did not always show the best judgment. The teams searched four greenbelt areas near the residence with nothing/nobody located. The subject was located outside the search area several weeks later. (55 hrs)

July 29-30, 2001
01-1953
Federal Way
1900 callout for a water search for missing 6 yo female. We responded with two dog teams. The subject was reported missing around 1530 hours while swimming at 5 Mile Lake near Federal Way. The dogs indicated at the north dock. We returned the following day to assist locating the subject. The subject was located in the afternoon under the south dock, approximately 80 feet away from where our teams identified areas of strongest interest. Strangely enough, the subject was floating in an area previously searched by divers. (33 hrs)

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