K9 Trina helps Hawaiʻi Island police find missing juvenile in Waikōloa
Trina led officers to a brush-covered area about 150 yards from the residence on the Big Island, where the juvenile was located in good health.
Hawai‘i Island police located an endangered juvenile in Waikōloa last Friday with the help of the nose of Trina, one of the department’s K9.
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 4, South Kohala Patrol officers responded to a Waikōloa residence after receiving a report of a minor who had left the home about 3 1/2 hours earlier. Based on information provided to responding officers, the juvenile was considered endangered, prompting a search of the surrounding area.
K9 Trina, accompanied by her handler and assisting officers, responded to the area and joined in the search.
At 1:32 p.m., Trina led officers to a brush-covered area about 150 yards from the residence, where the juvenile was located in good health. She was safely reunited with her family.
Trina, a three-year-old Labrador Retriever from Sweden, is trained as a live-find human tracking canine. She is partnered with Officer Christopher Ross of the Area II Juvenile Aid Section and is tasked with assisting in searches for missing children and endangered adults throughout Hawai‘i Island.
