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In reply to the discussion: (1) How Unsolved Missing Person Cases Are Solved (Pt. 1) [View all]AmyStrange
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Dogs, drones and firefighters team up to find missing people
Susan Sarkauskas | Updated: 1/17/2021 9:37 AM
A medically fragile 79-year-old man was reported missing Dec. 19 in Elmhurst.
The sun had set and temperatures were dropping. Besides using their own police dog, Elmhurst officials asked for help.
A DuPage County sheriff bloodhound arrived, and so did a new team run by firefighters from throughout the suburbs -- the K9/Drone Search and Rescue Strike Team, which formed in early 2020.
German shepherds Irie and Thor, their handlers, a third team member, and two people manning drones with heat-sensing cameras picked up the man's trail, which by then was seven hours cold.
The man was found, alive, but suffering from hypothermia.
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https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210116/dogs-drones-and-firefighters-team-up-to-find-missing-people
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