King County Search Dogs

March and April 1998

March 16, 1998
98-069306
Burien
1800 callout for a missing 88 yo female in an urban area. We responded with 3 trailing and 3 airscent teams, plus support. No teams entered the field as the subject was located at a BINGO parlor after investigation by the lead deputy. (30 hrs)

March 18, 1998
98-
Bellevue
1130 callout for a missing person said to have been involved in an auto accident the previous day on SR 520. We responded with two cadaver dogs. The concern was the subject was ejected from the vehicle. The missing party was located elsewhere prior to teams entering field. (2 hrs)

April 19, 1998
98-0643
Redmond
1645 callout for a missing 8 yo male from Marymoor Park (urban area). We responded with 5 airscent teams, 5 trailing teams, and 5 support personnel. We were turned around enroute when the subject was located by a searcher from another unit driving towards search base. (The subject's description had been broadcast to the searchers while enroute. (15.5 hrs)

April 22, 1998
98-0667
Seattle
0030 callout for a missing 12 yo female from Dall Playfield (urban area). This was a limited search at Seattle Police Departments request. We responded with two trailing teams and two support. The subject was known to walk from the playfield to her residence 2 miles away. Our effort was suspended at 0530 after our teams were unable to locate the subject and the morning traffic was starting. (However, one of our teams did find a homeless person who was startled by a cold, wet nose at 0400 hrs in the morning.) (24.5 hrs)

April 29, 1998
98-0723
Vashon Island
2000 callout for a missing 88 yo male in a suburban area. The subject lived alone and had not been seen or contacted his family for several days. Local fire had responded earlier and was unable to locate the subject. We responded with two trailing teams and four airscent teams. We deployed the trailing dogs from the subject's residence and airscent dogs in the area as well as the adjacent beach. The trailing teams did not leave develop a trail leaving the man's property. We suspended using the trailing teams due to the highly contaminated scent of the subject in this area. We moved the airscent teams onto the subject's property. Pam Parker and Smokey located the subject approximately 50 yards from the back of his shack. The subject met the classic Alzheimer's profile of moving until stopped and then going to ground and not getting back up. The subject was alive, although mildly hypothermic, and quite confused. We packaged the subject, transported him to a local ambulance and then scooted to catch the last ferry boat for the night. (49 hrs)

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