ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – It will be remembered as an emotional weekend for a Pagedale police officer and others as he’s been reunited with his K9 partner.

Officer Justin Cull’s 3-year-old K9, Raider, went missing following Wednesday’s storms. Cull said Raider got out of his outdoor kennel and then through a hole in the fence caused by a downed tree.

Thanks to help from departments across our area, Raider is back home. But not before a days-long, exhaustive search involving citizens, drones, and even a helicopter.

Cuss said in all, at least nine departments dedicated resources and manpower to the search, including the St. Louis County, St. Louis City, Normandy, Hazelwood, Florissant, St. Charles City, the North County Co-op, Ferguson, and Berkeley police departments.