GVPD K-9 finds missing woman, 85, ‘clinging to a tree’

DENVER (KDVR) — A K-9 with the Greenwood Village Police Department led an officer to a. 85-year-old woman who was found “clinging to a tree” after going missing two hours earlier.

K-9 Mercury joined GVPD over a year ago and is trained to search for and track down missing people as well as narcotics detection.

On Thursday, GVPD said Officer Austin Speer and Mercury responded to a call reporting that the woman had been missing for a couple of hours.

Mercury led Speer to the woman, who according to police was found “clinging to a tree down a steep ravine.”

The department said she was in a spot where she could not be seen from the roadway or canal.

GVPD posted a video of the rescue, in which Mercury got plenty of praise as he and Officer Speer ran toward the woman.

“Hi, ma’am! This is a friendly dog, he found you. We’re going to get you home, OK?” Speer said.

The police department said the woman was returned safely to her home and family.