State Police K9 Finds Missing Woman in Ellington

A Connecticut State Police K9 unit is being credited with possibly saving the life of a Tolland woman who had been reported missing Wednesday night.

Caroline Boudle, 55, had been last seen walking along Route 30 around 8 p.m. Wednesday. An all-out search was initiated, including robo calls to all homes within a five-mile radius of Eaton Road.

Around 3 a.m., Trooper Anthony Cristy found fresh footprints in the snow leading into a wooded area in Ellington. Police K9 Axel was released and found Boudle within moments approximately 80 yards into the woods, in a frigid pond.

Troopers were able to remove her from the pond and get her to the roadway, where Ellington Ambulance was waiting. Boudle was transported to Johnson Memorial Hospital for further evaluation.

Photo courtesy of Connecticut State Police