The Sedgwick County Emergency Management’s K9 Search and Rescue Team deployed to Nebraska Wednesday afternoon to support an effort conducted by the Nebraska State Patrol in the disappearance of Linda Dillard who went missing last June in southeast Nebraska
Along with their handlers, K9 Bella Luna, K9 Rusty, and K9 Jinx will search the Table Rock State Wildlife Management Area for Dillard over the next 3 to 4 days.
The team wanted to highlight their positive working relationship and the continued inter-state cooperation between Kansas and Nebraska.
Dillard was last seen on June 16, 2021, in the rural Table Rock, Neb., area. As part of the investigation, NSP and assisting agencies have conducted multiple searches in the area where Dillard was last seen. Investigators believe Dillard may have been the victim of a crime, which led to her disappearance. She was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, black DKNY boxer brief shorts, and brown Birkenstock-type sandals. Dillard is described as a white female, 5’0”, 130 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair (possibly dyed or wearing a wig).
Sedgwick County has one of the larger organized K9 search teams in Kansas. It’s not only a vital resource for us but for our neighbors as well. Sedgwick County’s K9 Search and Rescue team provides services including live find, trailing, air scent, water search and human remains detection.