Video shows K-9 deputy help track down missing elderly woman in the woods in Cobb County

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A missing woman was found in Kennesaw Monday night thanks to a Cobb County K-9 deputy.

The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office posted a video on Facebook Tuesday evening, showing K-9 deputy Shax and Deputy Bales tracking down a missing elderly woman in Kennesaw.

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The nearly minute-and-a-half-long body cam video from Deputy Bales shows the moments when K-9 Shax led deputies into the woods to the elderly woman.

After tracking for nearly an hour, K-9 Shax located the woman deep in the woods.

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“Deputy Bales and K-9 Shax on their track last night assisting Cobb County Police in locating a missing elderly woman in Kennesaw. After tracking for close to an hour, K-9 Shax was able to lead the search party to the woman deep in the woods. Great work by K-9 Shax and Deputy Bales,” CCSO posted on Facebook.

Cobb County K-9 deputy helps track down missing elderly woman

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