DeLand, Florida - Friday proved to be police dog Midnight's day, as the jet-black four-legged used his special nose to complete a heroic rescue.

As the DeLand Police Department (DPD) of Florida announced on Facebook, an emergency call was received at around 11:30 AM saying that a three-year-old boy had suddenly disappeared and was reported missing by his parents.

The officers set out on the trail and focused their search on a wooded area directly behind the home of the missing child.

Luckily, Midnight and his colleague Corporal Damon Clark were on duty.

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Both played a crucial role in the search. The four-legged friend first sniffed a blanket belonging to the missing boy, picked up the scent, and led the officers purposefully into the woods – and, of course, to the three-year-old's whereabouts!

"The boy was unharmed and returned safely to his family," the department announced in their post, adding that he was gifted a DPD teddy bear after the trouble.

Police pup Midnight was celebrated for his good nose in the Facebook post, with a treat or two thrown in for good measure!

The black four-legged friend specializes in searching for narcotics and missing persons and has been working for the DeLand Police Department since 2022.