MENANDS, NY (WRGB) — The Menands Fire Department is currently assisting in the search for a missing child in the community.
As of just before 7 p.m., they are respectfully ask that all volunteers exit the wooded areas around Park Drive & 377 immediately. Search operations are now utilizing specialized resources, including drones and K-9 search teams. Having additional people walking through the woods can interfere with these resources by contaminating scent trails and creating false positives, making the search more difficult.
Any volunteers currently in the woods are asked to make their way out and allow trained personnel and specialized equipment to continue the search as effectively as possible…