King County Search Dogs

November and December 2000

Nov. 14, 2000
00-2903
Sammamish
0800 callout for a missing 84 yo male Alzheimer's patient in a rural area. We responded with two airscent and one trailing team. Jon Wieringa and Ralf were hot on the subject's trail when the mantrackers located the subject. Jon finished the 25 yards of his trail and assisted with the patient assessment and care. (20 hrs)

Nov. 23, 2000
00-2967
Renton
1600 callout for a missing 85 yo male in an urban area. We responded with four trailing and five airscent teams. The family had no contact with the subject for 3 days. The subject's usual walking gear (cane, hat, shoes, etc.) were still at the residence. The airscent teams did not locate any clues, nor the subject, in local parks and green belts. The trailing teams came to two conclusions: the subject had been picked up in front of his house or he had traveled to a bus stop. The search was suspended pending further developments. (102.5 hrs) This was our first search that interrupted a holiday celebration.

Nov. 24, 2000
0-2972
Seattle
1000 callout for a missing 95 yo female Alzheimer's subject in Seattle. We responded with two trailing teams on a limited callout at request of local police for trailing/cadaver dogs only. The subject had been missing from her residence for 3 days with over $8,000. She was found by family 1.5 blocks from the house as our first teams arrived. The subject was warm, dry and disoriented. ( 6.5 hrs)

Nov. 26, 2000
00-2967
Renton
1100 callout for the continuation of the search for the missing 85 yo male. We responded with three trailing and three airscent teams. We re-checked the areas in daylight with the same conclusion: no subject. (65 hrs)

Dec. 14, 2000
00-3102
North Bend
2030 callout for a missing 79 yo Bow Hunter near Spur Gate 10 along N. Fork Snoqualmie River. We responded with two trailing and two airscent teams. The subject traveled to a house and called his wife prior to our teams deploying into the field. (20 hrs)

Dec. 23, 2000
00-3190
Denny Creek
1630 callout for a missing 55 yo showshoer on Lake Annette trail. We responded with one airscent team. The subject was separated from his group and missed a turn while returning from the end of the hike. KCSO had cell phone contact with subject but he kept calling his wife and 9-1-1 to check on the progress of the search. An ESAR Hasty team located the subject prior to initiating search. (55.5 hrs)