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Body-Cam Video Shows K-9 Boomer Find Missing 96-Year-Old Near Florida Home

The release highlights how scent-tracking speeds searches in thick woods.

Overview

  • Body-camera footage from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office shows K-9 Boomer finding 96-year-old Ray Cornett about 100 yards from his Lutz, Florida, home.
  • Deputies started the track by letting Boomer sniff a personal item that carried Cornett’s scent.
  • Boomer led officers into dense, swampy woods where Cornett was stuck and unable to move.
  • A team from the sheriff’s office and Hillsborough County Fire Rescue escorted Cornett out and brought him home safe.
  • The sheriff’s office posted the video on Facebook and gave no details on why he went missing, while Cornett’s daughter and others thanked the responders.