OKMULKE EKVNTVCKV – On Aug 8, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Lighthorse Police Department, with drone support from the MCN UAS Special Operation Squadron (M.N.U.S.O.S.) located a missing and endangered individual near Wilson.
According to the MCN Lighthorse Police Department, the MCN Lighthorse Emergency Response Team (LH ERT) along with M.N.U.S.O.S. set up a command post in the area where the individual was last seen and began a search on foot while also using ATVs and drones.
The individual was located in a wooded area by officers and the UAS. The individual had suffered minor injuries but was in stable condition and was taken by Okmulgee County EMS to a hospital.
In a public statement, the MCN LPD shared, “The M.N.U.S.O.S. is relieved the missing individual was located. The M.N.U.S.O.S. also asks the public to report suspicious behavior from individuals. It may save a life.”
According to the National Institute of Justice 2024 Biannual Report, Oklahoma ranks second nationally in American Indian/Alaskan Native missing person cases. Oklahoma is also in the top ten nationally of unresolved missing person cases and in the top ten in American Indian/Alaskan Native unidentified persons cases.
For those that need to report a missing or endangered person, contact MCN Lighthorse Police at 918-732-7800.
Thank god they were found safe with just minor injuries it’s so scary all these missing people gong missing every single day thank you for your kindness and help in finding this person
Choctaw Nation has drones and capabilities but doesn’t use it to help find missing Tribal members