King County Search Dogs

September 2007

3-Sep-07
07-ES-029
Kent
1430 hr callout for evidentiary trail for KCSO. We deployed a single trailing team and responded with 3 personnel. The results of this on-going investigation are not available. (9 hrs)

4-Sep-07
07-ES-029
Renton
1800 start for continuation of previous work for KCSO. We deployed a single trailing team and responded with 3 personnel. The results of this on-going investigation are not available. (9 hrs)

5-Sep-07
07-2935
Seattle
1400 hrs callout for missing 5 yo male in Seattle. We had 7 personnel responding. The subject was noted as missing from class around noon. He was located several hours later in a different class from where he should have been. The teams were turned around enroute. (7 hrs)

8-Sep-07
07-2978
Snow Lake
1900 hrs callout for carryout of injured female up Snow Lake trail. We deployed 4 personnel to assist with the carryout. Our teams assisted with the carryout of this hiker who injured her left leg. (21.5 hrs)

9-Sep-07
07-2987
Dingford Creek
1600 hrs callout for missing fisherman out of Dingford Creek. We had 8 people responding. The subjects were located by ESAR hasty teams, who were in the area doing training. The subjects were expected to return from a fishing trip on Saturday, and were reported overdue on Sunday. (25 hrs)

11-Sep-07
07-3011
North Seattle
1900 start for assist for KCSO Major Crimes. We responded with 4 personnel. A 64 yo woman had been missing since the day before. She had traveled from North Seattle to downtown and was expected to return by dinner. After midnight, her husband reported her missing. The detectives were investigating the circumstances and requested a trailing dog to verify she had exited the bus as reported by a driver. Based on the information being provided, we suspected a Project Lifesaver candidate. Before we finished the briefing, she was located on another bus in downtown Seattle. Metro did a fine job of making their drivers aware of the missing woman! (12.5 hrs)

15-Sep-07
07-3065
Mail Box
2130 callout for missing male/female hikers on Mailbox Peak. We responded with 6 personnel. The subjects had cell phone contact but their coordinates were to a cell tower and not them. We were called out an hour after the other units and were turned around when ESAR located the subject. (3.5 hrs)

20-Sep-07
07-3114
Bellevue
1530 callout for missing female Alzheimer's patient in Bellevue. We responded with 6 personnel. The teams were turned around enroute when the subject was located. (4 hrs)

21-Sep-07
07-ES-031
Stanwood, Snohomish Cty
1130 hrs start for planned cadaver search in Snohomish Cty. We deployed three cadaver teams and responded with 4 personnel total. The missing person was the wife who formerly lived at the residence and was last seen in December 2001. The search area was the back yard as well as the crawl space. Nothing was located during this search, although the drainfield on the property did influence the dog's reactions. ( hrs)

22-Sep-07
07-ES-030
Kirkland
0800 start for planned cadaver/evidence search in Kirkland. We deployed two cadaver dog teams and responded with 6 personnel total. The Detectives had information that lead to the search site. Landscaping was as fun as ever but nothing of direct value was located during the search. (44 hrs)

27-Sep-07
07-ES-046
Covington
1630 callout to assist KCSO Major Crimes with an evidentiary search. We deployed one trailing team, responding with 2 personnel total. The results of this on-going investigation are not available. (8.5 hs)

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