A new police dog found a missing mother and her baby during his first day on the job in the United Kingdom.
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CNN reports the police dog named Max worked his first shift with the Dyfed-Powys Police Department in Wales and was partnered up with PC Peter Lloyd to search for the woman and her child. The pair had been missing for two days and close relatives say it was out of character for the woman to stay out of touch within that time period. Inspector Jonathan Rees-Jones said in a statement that Max searched the area for 90 minutes and helped Lloyd spot the missing woman on a mountain near a steep ravine.
“Thanks to excellent work between teams, the woman’s car was quickly found on a mountain road. Although this gave officers a location to search from, there was still a vast area to cover given the amount of time she had been missing. This is where PD Max’s tracking skills really came into play. Despite only recently becoming licensed, and on his first operational shift, he immediately commenced an open area search.”
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PC Lloyd joined the K-9 police department in February and said he was glad to help solve the case quickly after partnering with Max.
“I was really pleased that during our first operational deployment as a dog team, myself and Max were able to safely locate the missing mother and baby. Max remained focussed throughout the long search and he proved invaluable when he reacted to the call for help which resulted in us locating them.”
As for the mother and her 1-year-old child, there were no reported injuries and officers believed they were stuck in the mountainside for a short period of time.