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“Early Saturday morning, an elderly man walked away from a nursing home in Wareham. Local police and firefighters, along with Troopers from the Massachusetts State Police-Bourne Barracks, responded and began searching for the man, who was not adequately dressed for the weather conditions.
Wareham Police requested assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing; Air 4, one of the unit’s helicopters, crewed by aircraft commander Sgt. Kevin Kaupp and Tactical Flight Officers Trooper Tim Hunt and Trooper Jeremy Lockwood, launched from the unit’s Plymouth Airbase. Utilizing the aircraft’s FLIR infrared camera system, the crew located the missing man, just before daylight, lying in a bed of mulch behind a nearby business.
MSP Air 4 directed ground units to the man’s location. The man was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for exposure.”
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