King County Search Dogs

July 2007

10-Jul-07
07-ES-023
Tiger Mtn
0600 start for planned evidence search on Tiger Mtn. We deployed four cadaver teams and responded with 5 personnel total. The teams were in this area based on tips received during the investigation of a kidnapping. No details are able to be released. (26 hrs)

11-Jul-07
07-2128
Federal Way
1830 callout for missing 90 female Alz patient in Federal Way. We responded with 13 personnel. The subject had been reported missing from her care home at 1530 hrs. As the teams were arriving in base, and the caregiver interview was being conducted, the subject was located by her grandson in another parking lot at the school where base was located. (19 hrs)

28-Jul-07
07-2364
Kingsgate
2030 callout for missing 80 yo female Alz subject in Kingsgate. We deploy two trailing and four airscent teams with 10 personnel total. The subject walked from her care residence about 1830 hrs. Trailing teams worked a possible sighting and airscent teams searched parks, schools and greenbelts. The subject walked into a Sr. Care facility about 1.25 miles from her residence and was returned to her family due to her Alz. bracelet. (42 hrs)

28-Jul-07
07-2383
Mt. Pilchuck, Sno Cty
0430 callout for missing 17 yo male hiker on Mt. Pilchuck, Snohomish Cty. We deployed three airscent teams and responded with 10 personnel total. The subject was separated from his family while coming down from the lookout the previous evening. Our teams were nearing their assigned search areas near the top of the mountain when the subject was located by a Sno Co ground team driving back to base on the south side of the mountain. (73.5 hrs)

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