SAN MATEO COUNTY BLOODHOUND UNIT LOCATES MISSING MAN
Officer Matt Broad and K9 Morgan were called out on May 2nd, 2006 at about midnight to do a search for a missing suicidal adult. The subject was from Atlanta and in town for a job interview. When Officer Broad arrived on the scene, he was told the subject walked away from his car and headed north on Hwy 1 from Hwy 84. The subject’s wife called 911 concerned that he was suicidal. She could not give a specific area were she had last seen her husband but was able to give Officer Broad a general area to start Morgan on the trail. K9 Morgan was scented from a digital camera that the subject had handled. Based upon the above information, Officer Broad decided to start K9 Morgan at Hwy 1 and 84 about 20 yards away from where the witness and other Deputies were located. Morgan started to work north on Hwy 1. Morgan worked for a little over half a mile then jumped over a K-rail and started working down a foot path. Morgan then returned to the Highway and ran about 20-25 feet south and began to whimper. Morgan then jumped over the fence a second time, ran 15 feet north and found the man hiding under a bush. Morgan found the subject in just under 11 minutes on the trail. The subject was suffering from mild hypothermia and dementia. Congratulations Officer Broad and K9 Morgan on a job well done. Officer Broad and K9 Morgan are graduates of the Canine Training Academy.