A Three Rivers K-9 is being hailed a hero after finding a missing child living with autism.

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Officers were sent to Hannah Street Wednesday night for a report of a missing 7 year old and brought K-9 Finn along to help with the search, according to the Three Rivers Police Department.

Finn began a track and quickly found the child approximately five blocks away, officers said.

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The child was returned to his family safe and sound, according to the department in a post to Facebook.

Finn, a 2-year-old Belgium Malinois, has been working as a K-9 with the department since October 2022, officers said.