New England K-9 Search and Rescue

05/21/2026

A happy outcome on our latest search! And it was beautiful in the whites today.

05/14/2026

Olive was an outstanding search dog and a beautiful soul. She is missed dearly. 😢

05/09/2026

A silver lining of being out on a search all night is watching the sun rise in a special place we wouldn’t otherwise be. Thankfully the lost person was found ok as well!

05/05/2026

Very informative class and a great opportunity to hone our coordination with other SAR resources in the region!

Stowe Mountain Rescue would like to extend our thanks to the excellent instructors from CalTopo who spent four days teaching a room full of New England SAR volunteers. CalTopo has revolutionized the way searches are run and has changed the way our team operates on every single mission. It gives us situational awareness and a way of capturing and relaying details of the mission. We’re so grateful for this technology and relished the opportunity to explore its potential in more depth. So interesting to hear case studies of searches out West from the folks at the helm – the terrain in California may be vaster and wilder but the process is the same and we at least match them in enthusiasm!

As well as being a game-changer for SAR team missions, CalTopo is an incredibly flexible mapping tool for the individual user – check their website for details.

05/02/2026

04/29/2026

K9 trainee Ringo finds his first subject in a tree during a recent training in Vermont. 🤩

04/24/2026

Search season has started in earnest.

04/17/2026

Missing Woman Found, Richmond

​On April 15th, at approximately 8:00 PM a call came into NH State Police Dispatch in reference to a woman missing from her residence in the town of Richmond. The woman was identified as Sheri Reynolds, 64, of Richmond. It was reported that a family member of Reynolds had noticed her missing at approximately 8:30 AM on the 15th. An investigation and search for Reynolds in the area surrounding her residence was initiated by NH State Police. Conservation Officers with the NH Fish and Game Department were then requested the following morning and responded to conduct a search.

A large-scale search effort began on the morning of the 16th and involved personnel from NH Fish and Game, NH State Police, Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team, New England K9 Search and Rescue, Cheshire County Sherrif’s Office, Richmond Fire Department, Wi******er Fire Department, Hinsdale Fire Department, Swanzey Fire Department, Fitzwilliam Fire Department, Rindge Fire Department, Spofford Fire Department, Warwick MA Fire Department, Royalston MA Fire Department, Athol MA Fire Department, Cheshire County EMS, Rescue Inc, and Southwest NH Fire Mutual Aid all assisted in searching.

K9’s, Drones, and ATVs were all utilized during the search.

At 1:48 PM, Reynolds was located unharmed by a search party consisting of members of the Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team and NH Fish and Game. Reynolds was in the woods a short distance from her residence. Reynolds was transported from the scene by a Cheshire County EMS Ambulance as a precaution.

04/08/2026

nek9sar.org/outreach-search-rescue/

Join us for a presentation on Apri 11! Make sure to check this website the morning of the event in case the team gets called out for a search.l

Outreach Upcoming Presentation at Philo Ridge Farm Join the New England K9 Search and Rescue Team for a presentation at Philo Ridge Farm on Saturday, April 11 from 11:00AM – 12:00 PM. The program at Philo Ridge Farm will cover who we are and what we do, how we train our dogs to “airscent” miss...

12/10/2025

It’s been a pleasure and honor working with Heidi for all these years. We will miss her and we wish her all the best!