Search and Rescue Officer Finds Something Sinister in the Woods

Unusual Behavior

The boy had gone missing near a river. Chris’ first thought was that he might have fallen in and drowned, but the dogs soon led the officers away from the river and up into a densely-wooded area. SAR officers are trained to search areas in a grid pattern so as to cover ground most effectively. That’s when Chris noticed something unusual: the dogs were picking up the kid’s scent in alternating boxes.

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