Michigan State Police dog helps find senior trapped in ravine

A Michigan State Police dog helped find an 81-year-old woman trapped in the bottom of a ravine in Ogemaw County, the agency reported.

It’s unclear when the Richland Township resident was found, according to a July 3 press release issued by the Michigan State Police’s Third District. No other information was available Thursday.

Troopers were dispatched to the elderly woman’s residence after a relative reported last seeing her around 10 p.m. the night before. Troopers found the missing person’s coat, purse and cell phone in her garage. That prompted the troopers to bring in Loki, a member of the state police’s canine team.

“Upon arrival, Loki began tracking through the woods behind the residence and located a pair of gloves and a walking cane leading down into a steep ravine,” according to the state police statement. “A short distance later, Loki located the elderly woman at the base of the ravine unable to move. “

The state troopers were assisted by Ogemaw County EMS and Richland Twp Fire Rescue with carrying the woman of the woods “as a heavy rainstorm rolled in,” according to state police.

“After speaking with the woman, it was determined she had been lost in the woods for over 20 hours before being located,” according to the state police.

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