Sit up. Sit up. Here. Take your hoodie off. Take your hoodie off. Your your your hoodie is wet. It's making it worse. Take it off. On March 10th, 2024 in Stanwood, Washington, an officer confronted a male in a confirmed stolen vehicle. The suspect then fled into the nearby woods down a river. Officers now search for this suspect with the help of a K-9 unit. However, the officers will soon be in the most unexpected life or death situation of their careers. >> He didn't come through here. >> No. >> No. Uh he Yeah, he came from the north >> or the other like northeast. So he wasn't he wouldn't have come this way. >> Probably was kind of up to you. We could try to traverse the side or we could just walk it. Send it. >> All right. >> Um I mean I don't want to make you miserable either, but seems like it doesn't make you miserable. >> Seems like the most efficient way to go. >> Here you go. K9's behind the drone. We're uh walking out one of these little creeks coming into the river. If you can get eyes on us and tell us how far we are, that'd be much appreciated. >> The officers need to cross the river to continue searching. So, this officer gets a good look at the water to see if it's shallow enough to cross. >> This is This right here is deep. I think if we're going to cross like it would push down and go across, but it's going to be like way deep. >> What's that? It looks like it'll be probably like hip hip maybe knee deep. But if we cross over there where the river starts to get turbulent because right here it's deep as >> Okay. It's chilly. [Music] It's waist. It's waist deep across. Um the current's pretty strong. >> If we were going to cross here, if we if you have your dog on behind us and we hold arms, walk arms, we might able to walk across. I mean, worst case scenario, we fall in and just like move over to the side because it's not it's not over our head. You want to do it? >> Yeah. Here's uh my only reluctant is him right now. Uh you and I I think we can make it easy, but I don't want his chin crossing. He can't touch the bottom. He's going to have to swim. >> You're going to have to hang on to him and just pull him. Carry him up by his handle. Um >> yeah, do we both got to be on board for the plan, but Oh, I'm Heat. Heat. coming away. >> Yeah, that's too strong. We're not going to cross there. >> Um, all right. Let's just go over the woods and just go down. The officers travel through the dense woods to find a better place to cross the river. Little do they know, the suspect is right around the corner. Hey, it's okay. We're going to get you help. Are you okay? Show me your hands. Okay, don't move. Okay. Hey, do you have any weapons on you? Do me a favor and lay on your stomach. Lay on your stomach and put your arms out. Hey, I want to get you help, but I need you to listen to me. Lay on your stomach. [Music] Lay on your stomach. Lay on your stomach. >> Hey, I want to help you. You're cold. You're going to die out here. Okay. Do you have any weapons on you? >> No. >> Okay. Can you walk? Can you walk? [Music] >> Okay. Break, break, break. Three over two. Uh, male is hypothermic. Uh, he's stiff. He can't walk. So, we're going to need an extractor here ASAP. We're going to get you help. Okay. We're going to somebody to get you warm. Hey, Marco. [Music] This way. >> What? >> Help. >> I don't know. >> Sit up. What? Sit up. >> I can't understand. >> Take your hoodie off. >> Here. Take your hoodie off. Your your your whole is wet. It can make it worse. Take your hoodie. Take it off. Take your hoodie off. Your your your hand up. Take it off. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. >> Stand up. >> All right. Here, just sit down. Stand up. Sit down. >> Sit down. Sit down. Stand up. Sit down. All right. Here, just sit down. Sit down. Bring your leg down. Sit down. Sit down. Bring your head back. Bring your leg out. Bring your head back. Bring it forward. Move forward. >> Hey, take the shirt off. You need to take your shirt off. You're wet and cold. You're not going to get warmer with the shirt off. Take the shirt off. You need to take your shirt off. You're wet and cold. You're not going to get warmer with the shirt on. [Music] Find out if they can land right here. Find out if they can land right here. >> Okay. I need you to try to stand up. >> I need you to stand up. >> You want to die here? >> Hey, I need you to try You want to die here? >> I need you to try to stand up so we can get you warm. You want to die here? Okay. I'm going to pull on you. Okay. >> I need you to try to stand up so we can get you warm. >> 1 2 3 on you. Okay. All right. >> Okay. >> We're going to walk back and forth to keep you warm. >> Okay. >> You're going hypothermic. We're going to walk this way and turn around. Okay. >> Okay. You're going hypothermic. Turn around. We're going to go the other way. Okay. >> Stand up. Turn around. We're going to go the other way. >> Good boy, buddy. >> Okay. Let's turn around. We're going to walk back the other way. We got to keep you moving so you warm up. The helicopter, the boat's coming. We're going to pick you up. We're gonna walk back the other way. >> We got to keep you moving so you warm up. The helicopter and the boat coming slow. Keep your feet under you. >> Good job. Walk up the hill. Walk up the hill. Too slow. Keep your feet under you. Stand up. Walk up the hill. Stand up. Can you move your arms? >> Walk up the hill. >> Good. Okay. Move your arms. Still good. Stand up straight. Stand up. Stand up. Can you move your arms? >> It's all right. Longer motions. >> Move your arms. Still here. >> Keep moving your arms. I'll hang on to you. Keep moving your arms. Okay. >> Sorry about the longer motions, man. I don't have anything. >> Keep moving your arms. I'll hang on to you so I can keep moving your arms. >> I don't have anything to help you. >> Don't think about the cold. >> There you go. I don't have >> Put your arms up over your head. >> Look well. So I can't I don't have any high as you can down. >> There you go. >> Put your arms moving your arms. Keep moving your arms. >> There you go. As high as you can down. >> You starting to feel a little better. Keep moving your arms. Like this. >> Look at me. >> Good. >> You starting to feel a little better. >> Like this. I'll hold you. I'll hold you up. Don't worry about falling. >> Look at me. Go like this. All right. Arms down. Arms down. We got to keep moving. We got to keep moving. Okay. Move your arms. >> Can you walk on your own? >> All right. Arms down. Arms down. >> Try walking. We got to keep moving. >> Let's walk a little further. >> Move your arms. >> Can you walk on your own? Like you just said, >> this is atypical of what I've seen. >> Walk a little further. >> Drugs. >> Can you answer some questions? >> Atypical of what I've seen. >> With a nod of your head. Come on. People have any drugs on board. >> Have you taken any drugs with a nod? Yes or no? Do you have any drugs on board? >> I'm going to ask or no. >> Have you taken any drugs? Nod your head. Yes or no? Okay. Is it an upper or a downer? >> I'm going to ask you. Okay. Math. No. >> Fentanyl. >> No. Okay. Is it an upper or a downer? >> Nod your head. I can't understand you. Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. Okay. Or no. >> Nod your heads. I can't understand you. Yes. >> Yeah. Heroin. Okay. All right. >> All right. Let's keep walking. Okay. I'm going to keep you warm. >> Heroin. >> I'm listening to the radio. They're coming. They're getting you help. >> Okay. The rest team is over there. Keep warm. They're going to get the radio. They're coming. The helicopter is going to come and drop. The rescue team is over there. They're going to get a boat and bring it in. The helicopter is going to come and drop for you. >> You said heroin. >> No, he said no to heroin. He said no. >> I'm not in trouble for that. >> We're just I'm asking you to make sure that I understand what's going on with you medically. >> I don't care. >> We're just I'm asking you to make sure that we're going to sit you down because the helicopter's going to come and it's going to make a lot of wind. We don't want you to fall over. We're going to have you walk over there. The helicopter's going to come and it's going to make a lot of wind. Good. Your hands are trying to work. You're hanging on. [Music] Sit down. [Music] Just go ahead and lean back. Just sit down. >> I know your legs don't work right. You feel like you're going to fall. Go ahead. Sit down. Sit down. I know your legs don't work right. You feel like you're going to fall. Go ahead and sit down. Cross your legs. Heat. Heat. [Music] Hey, we're going to take everything off of you. Hey, we're going to take everything off of you. This is my buddy's gear for diving, so keep it really warm. This is my buddy's gear for diving. I'm going to put this down off the ground. >> I'm going to put this on off the ground. >> You were under arrest. Do you understand? >> Okay. >> We're not under arrest. >> If I care that much, man. want me to walk you around. I mean, I guess you have to go to the hospital for a minute before you go anywhere. >> We do want you to get anything. >> So, imagine going to the hospital for a minute. >> He's about the same, I think. Maybe a little bit better. >> Okay. >> Than when we found him. >> All right. >> He's about the same, I think. Maybe a little bit better. >> I got some hot packs for you. Okay. >> Found him. >> The fire department. What's your name? >> I got some hot packs for you. fire department. What's your name? >> He did say he did acknowledge his drugs on board. Um I couldn't pin down what? >> So he did say he did on board. >> We had a very difficult time walking and we walked away. >> Oh, they had great aim. They flew right overhead and they dropped the bag and landed right here. Like right between us. >> They flew right overhead and they dropped the bag and landed right here. Like right between us. I'm like right here. one of their sex.