Sheriff's office reports coordinated search rescued two missing juveniles

Oct 8, 2026

Sheriff's-office personnel said detectives, K-9 teams, neighboring sheriff offices, state police, fire and EMS coordinated a search that found two missing juveniles in the woods and returned them in good health.

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An agency official reporting for the sheriff’s office told the committee that on the 29th detectives and multiple agencies coordinated a search after two juvenile females were reported missing. Local K-9 teams, neighboring county sheriffs (Putnam, Rockland, Westchester), state police, fire, EMS and search-and-rescue assets worked from an on-site command vehicle established in the town referenced as Wumberland and recovered both juveniles within a few hours.

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