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Police dog tracks down and rescues missing woman in Colorado – NBC4 Washington

A missing 85-year-old woman is now safe after a police dog tracked her down with the help of a Colorado police officer on Saturday.

In a video posted on social media by the Greenwood Village Police Department, Mercury the police dog is seen leading Officer Austin Speer to a grassy area where the 85-year-old was seen clinging to a nearby tree clinging to a ravine.

“Hello, ma’am. This is a friendly dog. He found you. “Isn’t that good?” says Speer to the woman. “We’ll take you home, okay?”

The 85-year-old woman was then safely returned to her family, police said.

Mercury joined the Greenwood Village Police Department about a year and a half ago and is trained in missing person searches and tracking, as well as narcotics detection.