Greenwood Village K-9 finds missing 85-year-old ‘clinging to a tree’
DENVER (KDVR) — A K-9 with the Greenwood Village Police Department led an officer to an 85-year-old woman who was found “clinging to a tree” after going missing two hours earlier.
K-9 Mercury joined the department over a year ago and is trained to search for and track down missing people as well as narcotics detection.
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On Thursday, police said Officer Austin Speer and Mercury responded to a call reporting that the woman had been missing for a couple of hours. Mercury led Speer to the woman, who according to police was found “clinging to a tree down a steep ravine.”
The department said she was in a spot where she could not be seen from the roadway or canal.
The police department posted a video of the rescue, in which Mercury got plenty of praise as he and Officer Speer ran toward the woman.
“Hi, ma’am! This is a friendly dog, he found you. We’re going to get you home, OK?” Speer said.
The police department said the woman was returned safely to her home and family.
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