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Kansas Game Wardens, K9 Units successfully track missing 3-year-old

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Some tired pups, handlers, and backup officers including K9 handler Lance Hockett and K9 meg, K9 handler Scott Stoughton and K9 hunter with Jackson County deputies, Dennis Immenschuh and Cecil Mercer-photo KDWP&T Game Wardens
Some tired pups, handlers, and backup officers including K9 handler Lance Hockett and K9 meg, K9 handler Scott Stoughton and K9 hunter with Jackson County deputies, Dennis Immenschuh and Cecil Mercer-photo KDWP&T Game Wardens

JACKSON COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities were busy looking for a missing child on Monday in rural Jackson County.

Two Game Warden K9 units assisted other responders in the search for a 3-year-old girl. She had been missing since early Monday morning, according to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.

Game Warden K9s successfully tracked the girl over a mile and a half and finally located her.

Early indications were that she was doing well, according to a social media report.

K9 Hunter tracked the first mile when K9 Meg stepped in and completed the track.

No additional details were released.

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