A Massachusetts State Police K9 tracked the child’s scent for more than three miles to find a 12-year-old girl who went missing in the frigid temperatures last week, authorities said.
According to Auburn Police, officers learned that K9 Visa, a female German shepherd, left her home around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday and was last seen in Auburn’s Pacachoag Hill neighborhood. As a result, rescue was requested.
According to the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, the child left home without a cellphone and without her mother’s permission.
Police said subzero temperatures brought police officers, detectives and Massachusetts State Police troopers to the scene to find the wandering child.
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K9 Visa tracked the missing child’s scent for more than three miles in the freezing cold. (Auburn Police Department)
K9 Visa and her handler, David Ljungren of the Auburn Police Department, were dispatched and the dog was eventually able to pick up the scent.
Visa tracked the scent for more than two miles, leading officers to an area where they found evidence that the missing young man had walked past moments earlier. Additional officers converged on the scene and quickly located the child.
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The child was found safe and reunited with his family.
In this photo, Officer David Ljungren and K9 Visa are seen after receiving their North American Police Working Dog Association certification in May. (Auburn Police Department)
“Visa is a good dog,” Deputy Chief Richard Mills told the paper.
K9 Biza has been with the Auburn Police Department since August 2022. (Instagram @k9biza_apd)
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Visa joined the police force in 2022.dogs have their own dogs instagram account And she was named “Miss December” in Massachusetts Best a Dog’s 2024 calendar.
