Danvers Police Dog Stryka Makes Save On 8th Birthday

DANVERS, MA — It's been an eventful past day or so for the Danvers police K-9 Stryka.

One day, Stryka was potentially saving a person's life. The next day, Stryka was celebrating a birthday.

Danvers police wished a happy 8th birthday to Stryka on Thursday one day after police said Stryka successfully tracked and located a suicidal person in town.

"As a result, officers were quickly able to get the individual transported to receive services," police said.

Here's the birthday boy from the Danvers police Facebook page:

If you are thinking about suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention line, 1-800-273-8255.

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)