Emmett was two years old in August 2010. One afternoon, he and his mother lied down to take a nap. (Isn't that something that we all do with our toddlers, just to get them to take a nap, especially when we're equally exhausted?)
A few hours later, Emmett woke up and quietly snuck out of the room, being careful to not wake his mother. I'm sure he figured she needed her rest. Somehow he managed to escape the family home along with the family's golden retriever.
Emmett's mother awoke and found that he was not in the house and they frantically began to search. During the search, they realized that the dog was missing and began to call his name. The dog returned, but Emmett did not.
The family immediately dialed 911. The sheriff department responded and the family tried to explain the direction that the golden retriever came home from. But, the sheriff department did not listen and began to search in the opposite direction. They also did not make it public that Emmett was missing until 24 hours after the fact.
As soon as the word got out, numerous neighbors, friends, and community members showed up to help. However, due to specific search guidelines they were all told to go home.
A helicopter flew for only 20 minutes in the first night of Emmett's disappearance and the search was not expanded until the 3rd day.
I remember by this time, seeing the story on Nancy Grace, and how Nancy had inaccurately accused the family members, and blamed Emmett's mother for falling asleep with him. I remember praying for his safe return to his family.
On the 3rd day, Emmett was found by a community member who refused the officer's trying to turn him away. Sadly, Emmett had made his way down into the Iron King mine property where he was found in a hole, that had been improperly filled, and was thus filled by rain water.
The area is only 200 yards from the main highway, and could actually be seen from the Sheriff's office.
We all know that every minute counts when searching for a missing child, and sadly, the search team was only 90 minutes too late.
There are many people, including the family, that believe had a search dog been provided, Emmett would have been found in time. Those of us that do believe this, have joined together one year after Emmett's death, and are donating a search dog to Emmett's area of Arizona. His mother has decided to rightly name the dog, Emmett.
We are currently holding a raffle in order to help raise funds to purchase the search dog. Prizes will be awarded via random.org. You can purchase 1 raffle ticket for $2.00 or 6 raffle tickets for $10.00. Utilizing paypal.com send payments to esearchdog@yahoo.com and make sure to include in the notes section the amount of tickets you are purchasing. Should you prefer a direct invoice sent to you, please email us at esearchdog@yahoo.com
Every little bit helps, just as it would have in Emmett's search. We are also still accepting donations for prizes.
Current prizes include, but are not limited to:
Amazon.com gift card
Yoga Mat and Wal-Mart gift card
Necklace by J. Pogo Designs
Ride on toy from Bright Starts
Bow of the Month Club membership from Sweetie Pie Couture
Life Coaching Sessions
Crochet Hats and Scarves
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