Officers search for missing autistic child near river trail, Putnam CT
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Missing PersonOfficers are searching for a missing autistic child near Murphy Park and Putnam River Trail. The child ran into the woods and is attracted to water. A canine unit is requested and en route to assist in the search.
Audio|Heard on: Putnam Police
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03:40
Transcript:
00:00
Is there available unit to assist me trying to locate a child that ran into the woods?
00:07
Reporter 6.
00:15
Next, receive, responding.
00:22
Six, it'd be good.
00:24
Check the Murphy Park area.
00:27
We're all down by the river trail.
00:30
It's an autistic student.
00:33
No one has eyes on him at this point,
00:36
but he's about five feet,
00:40
curly hair.
00:41
Trying to get a clothing description.
00:53
Yeah, good.
00:57
Okay.
00:59
I'm going to get out of the middle.
01:05
Your message was garbled.
01:09
Can you see if the ship has a canine available?
01:13
Right?
01:33
Six to eight, do we know where he lives?
01:41
I don't have that at this time,
01:44
but he is very attracted to water.
01:47
We've come down here in the shop before jumping into the river.
01:52
Still no eyes on him at this point.
01:55
Roger, I'm talking with staff at Murphy right now.
02:03
Six to eight.
02:09
Good.
02:11
Threes down at Murphy Park, I'm going to check the surrounding area see if he walked any further past this area.
02:20
Roger, working on clothing descriptions on his home lab.
02:25
Roger, do we have a time frame so I can figure out how far you could have gone?
02:31
We're within the gods flag, the gentleman.
02:34
Roger.
02:37
According to eight, they do have a canine, they are en route.
02:45
Roger.
02:53
Three days.
02:54
Do you check down there's a ball field behind the school?
02:59
Yeah,
03:02
we're all down here now.
03:03
It's probably about six or eight of us.
03:10
Roger, I'm with them.
03:13
Probably about eight staff members for coming into nature trails from Chicago.
03:21
Roger,
03:22
I have a Troop K-9 en route,
03:25
and I'm going to link up with them to the last location that you're seen with both in the elementary playground.
03:39
This last scene just wearing.
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Location mentioned:
Putnam River Trail, Putnam, CT 06260
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