‘Potentially saved the boy’s life:’ Milford police K9 helps rescue non-verbal 8-year-old in stream

A mother is left overwhelmed with emotion after her son was saved by a four legged officer On Monday Milford Police K Officer Brian Sanchioni and K Titan responded to South Main Street for a account of a missing child Mother called frantic that her -year-old autistic non-verbal child had just escaped through a first-floor bedroom revealed Sanchioni He opened the window mentioned Jessica Serrano the boy s mother He s autistic he loves the water and he ran Officer Sanchioni and Titan trained for seven years together The two of them jumped into action for this rescue Titan led his partner through backyards and then along a nearby stream plunging into the water and under a small bridge That s when they saw the boy He was about stomach high in the water and he was hanging onto a tree stated Sanchioni I m in shock declared Serrano My my mind is blocked Officer Sanchioni says Titan s training and instincts paid off Who knows if the outcome would ve been different but you know he potentially saved the boy s life reported Sanchioni Serrano is grateful for the company who brought her son home safe Thank you so much for everything noted Serrano Thank you for the dog he located him in I don t know minutes minutes Thank you