King County Search Dogs

October 2007

1-Oct-07
07-3228
Bellevue
1730 callout for Project Lifesaver client in Bellevue. We responded with three PLS teams, 8 personnel total. The subject had been missing 2 hrs prior to the family contacting us. Fortunately, the subject returned to the residence as the teams were enroute, so we were turned around. (8 hrs)

4/5-Oct-07
07-3258
Pacific Crest Trail
1100 hrs callout for pair of missing hikers along PCT, between Snoqualmie Pass and Stevens Pass. We deployed 2 airscent teams and responded with 10 personnel. The subjects were reported overdue by a Skykomish Trail angel after they were a day late from their expected arrival. Further investigation placed them leaving Snoq. several days late. The subjects were located by Stacie Chandler's team at Deception Pass, fine and moving fast. (163 hrs)

10-Oct-07
07-3328
Kent
1830 hrs callout for missing 10 yo male in Kent. We deployed one trailing and two airscent dogs, and responded with 9 personnel total. The subject had run 4 times before this one. This time, however, he created a rope from power cords in his bedroom and climbed down from a 2nd floor window. He was located several blocks away by a KCSO Deputy. (20.5 hrs)

12-Oct-07
07-3350
Mailbox Peak
2030 hrs callout for missing female hiker on Mailbox Peak. We had 4 personnel enroute. KCSO had cellphone contact with the subjects as well as their GPS coordinates. Our unit was turned around enroute. (4 hrs)

23-Oct-07
07-3463
Normandy Park
2130 hrs callout for missing 10 yo male in Normandy Park. We deployed one trailing and two airscent teams, with 5 personnel responding. The subject was a frequent flier (5x before) and had parted ways with his mother around 1800 hrs that evening. The trailing team worked a trail north on Des Moines Memorial Drive and the airscent teams searched his former apartment complex as well as the Highline HS school grounds. The subject turned up the next day at his grandmother's house. (17.5 hrs)

26-Oct-07
07-3489
Tukwila
0800 start for planned water search along Green River in Tukwila. We deployed two water dogs, having responded with 3 personnel. The subject was a suspect fleeing from police who jumped into the river. The teams had areas of mild interest, but were unable to identify an area with the subject. (16 hrs)

27-Oct-07
07-3508
Tiger Mtn
2000 hrs callout for missing 84 yo male hiker on Tiger Mtn. We responded with 7 personnel. The subject's location was established by coordinates from his cellphone, so ESAR hasty teams located him quickly. Our personnel were not deployed into the field. (15 hrs)

28-Oct-07
07-3525
Mailbox Peak
2100 hrs callout for lost, 25 yo, male hiker on Mailbox Peak. We deployed four airscent teams, with 7 personnel responding. The subject had reached the summit and started down, but lost the trail 1/2 hr down from the top and searched for it for another hour before calling for help. The cell phone coordinates put him in downtown North Bend. The subject was located by an ESAR team, after the subject continued moving back towards the summit. (67.5 hrs)

31-Oct-07
07-3555
Bellevue
1530 callout for missing 16 yo male PLS client. We responded with 6 personnel. The teams were turned around enroute when the subject was located by Bellevue PD 7 blocks from his house. (6.5 hrs)

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