BESSEMER, MI— A missing child has been found in the Bessemer area.
The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office was notified Wednesday around 11 a.m. that a 9-year-old child was missing from their home in the city.
The child is a participant in the Project Lifesaver program, but had removed the transmitter. It was found 13 minutes after deputies were dispatched.
The transmitter provided officers a starting point, which led them to a wooded area south of Bessemer. Gogebic County Search and Rescue and the Lac View Desert K-9 unit began a search near Steiger’s Lumber. Search and Rescue also deployed a drone.
The child was found a short time later. They received medical attention and were reunited with their parents.
Michigan State Police from the Wakefield Post, Beacon Ambulance, and Negaunee Regional Dispatch assisted in the incident.
