Archive photo – Axel, the Lake County Sheriff's dog | Photo provided
A Lake County sheriff's dog is credited with helping locate a missing man with cognitive disabilities who left his home on foot in Kenosha County last weekend.
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin police said around 9:40 p.m. Sunday that they were actively searching for a 59-year-old man.
The man was last seen around 8 p.m. near the 12100 block of 43rd Avenue in Pleasant Prairie.
The department released a photo of the man and asked the public to contact them if they saw him.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office said one of their dogs, Axel, was requested to assist in the search.
The man, who suffers from cognitive disabilities, was last seen leaving his home on foot.
Axel was able to pick up the man's trail and follow it away from his house toward a thick bush, the sheriff's office said.
As Axel approached the bushes, Deputy Kevin Gauer, the dog handler, saw the missing man's foot sticking out of the bushes.
The missing man was examined by paramedics before being brought safely home.
“Thank you to Tracking Dog Axel of the Lake County Sheriff's Department for your assistance!” said Pleasant Prairie Police.
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