Dog helps Massachusetts police rescue 84-year-old owner who was 'yelling for hours' trapped in 20ft embankment
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A dog in Massachusetts helped police to locate a missing 84-year-old man who did not return home after several hours. Police said he fell down a 20-foot embankment.
"Today, at approximately 9:30 PM, officers were dispatched to a South Street residence to assist with locating a resident's missing husband. He had [gone] out to walk their dog at 6:30 PM and usually returns in half an hour, however, the dog had returned home with its leash in tow, minus its owner," the Northampton police said in a statement. Northampton police said an 84-year-old was treated for minor injuries at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. (Google Maps) The north entrance of the Cooley Dickinson Hospital, where an 84-year-old was treated for minor injuries. (Google Maps) The Northampton Police Department police precinct. (Northampton Police Department) A dog inside a Northampton Fire Department vehicle at an open house on Oct. 2, 2022. The dog is unrelated to this story. (Northampton Police Department)
The 84-year-old man, who uses a cane to walk, did not return as he had "fallen down a steep 20-foot embankment in the woods and had been yelling for help for hours," police said.
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