An extensive search aided by a mobile app helped Delta police locate a missing teen needing medical assistance in the early morning of New Year鈥檚 Day.

According to a DPD press release, the teenager was reported missing at 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, and based on location data from an app on the teen鈥檚 phone 鈥� which was accessed by one of the teen鈥檚 friends 鈥� officers immediately began an extensive search in the area of Burns Bog.

At around 6:30 a.m., a patrol constable and a new recruit began searching in an where the bog was 鈥渆xtremely dark and foggy,鈥� Staff Sgt. Brian Hill, head of the DPD platoon that led the search, said in a press release.

鈥淭he area was covered in deep puddles and thick brush, which made the search very challenging.鈥�

The officers finally located the teen laying about 50 metres off a trail, unconscious, hypothermic and in need of urgent medical assistance. The teen was taken immediately to hospital and reunited with family and friends.

鈥淏urns Bog is a challenging area to search for missing persons in ideal conditions, and conditions that morning were far from ideal,鈥� Hill said. 鈥淚鈥檓 really proud of our officers for their initiative and perseverance in very challenging and uncomfortable conditions. Their efforts saved a life.鈥�

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