BATH TOWNSHIP, MI - A Bath Township police dog earned a tennis ball as a reward after his big nose led rescuers to some young boys lost in the area of a large swamp.

Bath Police on Saturday said they responded to a report that the children could be heard yelling for help from the woods. Officers went into the woods, but could not immediately locate them.

As they called for assistance from several other Clinton County departments, police K-9 Aiko was used to try to track the boys.

"Officer Aiko put his big nose to work and led the Bath officers to the location of the lost kids. We were able to get them out of the woods, along with a father and grandfather rescue team who were also searching, and to waiting medical personnel," police wrote in a Facebook post on Saturday.



"Officer Aiko received the highest honor in the K9 profession: many pets on the head and a "good-boy" from all involved. Some cold water and a tennis ball were also presented."