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Missing Search And Rescue Dog Found

BOWIE, Md. (AP) -- A search and rescue dog that went missing on the job has been located.

Vito, a 3-year-old German Shepherd, was performing a search-and-rescue exercise with his handler, Sonja Heritage, in Bowie on Thursday afternoon. The dog got distracted by a fox and ran off.

Heritage says she got a call late Saturday from the man who found her dog. She picked up Vito early Sunday morning. The man who found him works at Bowie Motors Co., across the street from the search site.

Vito is a member of the urban search and rescue team in Fairfax County, Va. The dog will return to training on Monday.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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