State Police K-9 locates missing senior in chest-deep water

Published on November 2, 2019

A Massachusetts State Police K-9 located a missing senior citizen with dementia who had wandered into a Shrewsbury marsh Wednesday, becoming stranded in chest-deep water.

As the search stretched from Wednesday afternoon into evening, state troopers assisted Shrewsbury police.

While crews searched local neighborhoods, Trooper Norman Stanikmas began combing the woods with his K-9 partner Emma. After an hour of scouting, Emma started pulling hard toward a marsh.

In the pitch-black, rainy night, Emma stayed above the water, tracking the woman’s scent. Each step the troopers took, they sank deeper into the marshy water. Read More