King County Search Dogs

May 2009

7-May-09
09-1311
North Bend
1700 hrs callout for male Alz subject in North Bend. BD: 3. Responding: 2, 4, 22. The subject was last seen in the morning and had not returned home. We were turned around shortly after the initial page when the subject returned home. (2 hrs)

8-May-09
09-1322
Shoreline
1430 hrs callout for missing female in Shoreline. BD: 3. Responding: 1. Callout: 13. The subject was a 32 yo mentally challenged person who had not returned the previous night. As our folks were arriving, she returned to the home and explained she slept overnight at a friend's house. (4.5)

9-May-09
09-1330
Burien
1700 hrs callout for missing female in Burien. BD: 2. Trailing: 4. Airscent: 22, 24, 27, 32. Support: 9, 29, 16. Base: 1, 3, 20. The subject left Highline Hospital, before 1500 hrs, AMA with COPD and questional mentation. We started airscent teams at the hospital and surrounding parks as well as trailing from the residence and the hospital. The subject was picked up by Seattle PD at 31st and Holly, nearly 10 miles to the north. A metro bus driver reported a lady meeting her description in the general area where she was found.

10-May-09
09-1337
Mail Box Peak
1830 hrs callout for three lost hikers on Mail Box Peak. BD: 2. Base: 6, 24, 29. Callout: 1. The subjects had climbed to the top of Mail Box and were coming down and lost their way. Based on a cell phone location, they were considered to be on the Middle Fork side, just off the trail. At the suggestion of the Dog BD, a deputy hit his siren while driving east on the Middle Fork Road. The subjects heard the siren and told base. They were about 1/4 mile from base and 500-ft off the road. (12 hrs)

29-May-09
09-1405
Nisqually River
0800 start for planned water search on Nisqually river. BD: 1. Water: 3, 9, 13, 16, 22, 23. Support: 27. Search for missing male thrown from boat on 24 May 09. Teams searched 5 mile stretch of river on hot day. No alerts were noted. (84 hrs) The subject was located 5 days after this search, in the same general stretch of river.)

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