An extensive search aided by a mobile app helped Delta police locate a missing teen needing medical assistance in the early morning of New YearB次元官网网址檚 Day.
According to a DPD press release, the teenager was reported missing at 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, and based on location data from an app on the teenB次元官网网址檚 phone B次元官网网址 which was accessed by one of the teenB次元官网网址檚 friends B次元官网网址 officers immediately began an extensive search in the area of Burns Bog.
At around 6:30 a.m., a patrol constable and a new recruit began searching in an where the bog was B次元官网网址渆xtremely dark and foggy,B次元官网网址 Staff Sgt. Brian Hill, head of the DPD platoon that led the search, said in a press release.
B次元官网网址淭he area was covered in deep puddles and thick brush, which made the search very challenging.B次元官网网址
The officers finally located the teen laying about 50 metres off a trail, unconscious, hypothermic and in need of urgent medical assistance. The teen was taken immediately to hospital and reunited with family and friends.
B次元官网网址淏urns Bog is a challenging area to search for missing persons in ideal conditions, and conditions that morning were far from ideal,B次元官网网址 Hill said. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 really proud of our officers for their initiative and perseverance in very challenging and uncomfortable conditions. Their efforts saved a life.B次元官网网址
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