Courtesy Linda Frank/Today Real Estate
BREWSTER – Technical rescue teams were called to Brewster Monday morning to assist in the search for a missing female. Search teams gathered at Breakwater Beach with ATVs, a K-9 dog and a drone. About 9:30 AM, the missing woman was found safe and uninjured.
In a statement, Brewster Fire tells Cape Wide News that Monday morning, police received a call from a concerned family member who was reporting his mother-in-law overdue from a walk. The 63 year old woman had departed her residence for a walk on the tidal flats around 7am and then called her family from her cell phone a little after 8:00, stating that she was lost in the fog and having difficulty finding her way back to the beach. Additionally, the woman reported that her cell phone battery was about to run out of power. Brewster Police & Brewster Fire/Rescue members were dispatched to the area at approximately 8:40 am and established a joint command post at the Breakwater Beach Landing. Brewster Fire/Rescue was able to launch an ATV to supplement the personnel on foot. With an incoming tide being a concern, the Barnstable County Technical Rescue Team and Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council Search & Rescue Team were paged to respond. As additional resources were responding the party was located with the assistance of a drone being operated by Brewster Fire/Rescue personnel. Using the built in pubic address function, the drone operator was able to confirm that the woman located was the missing party. She was then safely reunited with family members.
