{"id":304971,"date":"2026-06-12T09:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/304971\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T09:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:12:20","slug":"video-florida-police-k-9-tracks-down-missing-11-year-old-in-wooded-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/304971\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Florida police K-9 tracks down missing 11-year-old in wooded area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 A missing 11-year-old is back home after a Florida police K-9 tracked her down in a wooded area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office said K-9 Patriot and his handler, Officer Arthur Tyre, were called in to help find an 11-year-old who had run away from her Jacksonville home on June 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cK-9 Patriot immediately picked up on the girl\u2019s scent, leading his handler to the girl\u2019s backpack she had left in the woods,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/florida\/viral-shark-attack-video-causes-backlash-for-family-alleges-video-was-leaked\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Viral Florida shark attack video causes backlash for family, alleges video was leaked;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Viral Florida shark attack video causes backlash for family, alleges video was leaked&quot;}\"> Viral Florida shark attack video causes backlash for family, alleges video was leaked <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officers said K-9 Patriot continued to track the scent until the girl was spotted in the woods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She was safely returned to her family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSafe outcomes like this don\u2019t happen by chance. It takes hours of training and trust to make moments like this possible. This was K9 Patriot and Officer Tyre\u2019s first track together, and we\u2019re excited to see this duo continue to do good work,\u201d Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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