Michigan Police dog saves man lost in woods Up North in freezing temperatures
Ghost, the K9, saved a man who got lost Up North when he went for a walk in the frigid Michigan woods. Image: Roscommon County Sheriff/Facebook
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) - It was almost 11 degrees when a Pennsylvania man who had gone for a walk in the woods hadn't returned for several hours. Thankfully, Ghost was ready to track him down and save his life.
Thursday night, around 8:45, Deptuy Dakota Darsow and Ghost were called to Gerrish Township to help find a 58-year-old man who went for a walk in the woods earlier in the day but hadn't returned.
By 8:45 p.m., he had been gone for several hours and the temperature was around 11 degrees. The sheriff said Ghost tracked the man for about half of a mile through thick woods before being able to locate him.
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Officers said they believed they knew the man and believed he was cognitively impaired. He told officers he went for a walk in the woods when he got lost.
The 58-year-old man from Pennsylvania was taken to the hospital for treatment for exposure.
Meanwhile, the sheriff's office is giving good pats and extra treats to Ghost, who is, quite obviously, a very good boy.
Ghost, in his service photo. Via Roscommon County Sheriff/Facebook
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.