While at work a northwestern Maine hospital employee happened to notice from a third-floor window a potential tragedy unfolding.
As Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Trista Burchill noticed a child playing on the nearby riverbank, she alerted Brewer Police and Fire, who rushed to the area.
During the search for the child, police learned that an 8-year-old autistic child was missing from a residence in Brewer.
Police officers deployed to Indian Trail Park, the Conservation Club, and the Treats Falls Dam.
“Sgt. Nickerson, OfficerJohnston, and Officer Brasslett traversed significant distances over rough terrain, and with the assistance of the Brewer Fire Department the child was located and safely reunited with his mother,” police said in a statement shared by Penobscot County Area Scanner Page.
Nickerson presented Burchill, a certified clinical medical assistant at Northern Lights Surgical Specialists, with a “Challenge Coin” in recognition of her assistance in helping public safety.
