A Massachusetts police dog tracked a missing child for miles in freezing weather –and ultimately helped authorities reunite the preteen with their family.
The 12-year-old – who has not been named publicly – was reported missing after leaving their home around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Auburn Police Department said .
The K9, Biza, picked up the child’s scent and tracked it “for a length of over two miles” to an area where evidence indicated the 12-year-old had been a short time before, the department explained.
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On Wednesday, the temperatures in the Auburn area hovered around a high of 31 and a low of 23 degrees.
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“Officers converged on this area and located the child a short time later. The child was reunited with their family and is safe,” the official statement read.