‘Good boy, Boomer’: K-9 officer locates missing 96-year-old
Published: May 12, 2026 at 12:13 PM EDT|Updated: 48 minutes ago
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) - A K-9 officer helped find a missing 96-year-old man in Florida.
Ray Cornett, who lives near Tampa, went missing on Saturday.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office brought in K-9 Boomer to help in its search for Cornett.
Once Boomer became familiar with Cornett’s scent, he started sniffing around.
Boomer found Cornett in a wooded area, a couple of hundred yards from Cornett’s home.
Cornett was in good condition.
Boomer once again proved he is man’s best friend.
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