SmithicAir

09/26/2026

LUCY IS HOME!! (Text from Genny)

Debbie (Lucy's mom) was working at her feed store and Debbie was helping a customer outside and Lucy ran right up to her from the east side of her house. The minute she got over by Debbie she rolled onto her tummy and Debbie scooped her up and brought her in the house she said she's very thin and she does have a lot of sores on her like possibly bite marks so she's going to give her a bath and call the vet.

SmithicAir searched on two different occasions without success. Genny advised, set up cameras, and got the word out. Lucy was ready to come home!

09/26/2026

This is a great story on the resilience of a cat and the power of a microchip.
A cat we searched for, for months, starting in April via foot search, flyers, door to door and SmithicAir, with zero sightings in Hinckley, was found in NAPERVILLE, 30 miles away and 165 days after he was lost!
A family in Naperville spent 6 weeks trying to catch him, thinking he was a stray. They took him to their vet in Lisle and scanned his chip and then reached out to the registered owners!
Jen the owner called the chip company and the vet to confirm it wasn’t a scam.
He has some wounds but will be ok. Blood test results are pending.
Such a miracle for the Cornell family!

Posted with permission. We were only involved in the beginning for a search on April 29th when we found an orange cat that looked somewhat like Milo playing with a mouse in a field. The family and a Lost Pet recovery expert persevered and never gave up.

09/22/2026

09/21/2026

Loafy is a 13-year-old, deaf dog who is used to running around the yard and parts of a cornfield with another family dog named Mommy. When Karla would call in her dogs, Mommy would help in making sure that Loafy would return as well. Unfortunately on Thursday, only Mommy returned. Karla, her friend Val and Val's husband did everything they could to try and bring Loafy home. A certified thermal drone pilot from Madison was contacted and he did a very thorough search of the cornfield in surrounding areas without success. Karla was sure that Loafy was still in the cornfield and of course the corn is extremely tall at this time of year. Val reached out to SmithicAir and we came out to do a search Sunday evening after connecting with Karla. After searching most of the cornfield, Loafy was found still in the corn near an area where Val and Karla had found some big paw prints. Using Mommy as a magnet dog and some freshly cooked bacon, the three entered the corn as we directed over the phone and a recovery was joyfully made.

09/21/2026

Home at Last! BEAR, the Golden Retriever missing from , IL, is home safe and sound! Missing 2026-09-17 Reunited 2026-09-20 Welcome home Bear!

Here is Bear's story from his family:

"Bear has been found‼️‼️ please share this post‼️‼️
Everyone has been calling and asking us for the story and I really love the messages but I need to be there for my angel right now. So, here is the story, please share if you’d like to spread his story and for awareness!

I want to thank every single person who helped search, brought us food, shared the post, or even told a neighbor. You guys are amazing and I will never be able to express my gratitude.
Bears story has touched so many, as far as Texas and California even. We had people from far and wide offering to come help search. You are amazing humans and I’m so truly blessed by this community.

Bear bear is perfectly okay. He has some minor rashes and infection but no bones or surgery needed. He’ll be going back to the Welcome Waggin for check ins. Dr. Jenny came in on a Sunday- her day off- to check on bear. She’s an amazing human and vet. Thank you so much.

If you don’t watch the video, please know Eric Underwood is a hero. He jumped in a river in the rain fully clothed to save bear just because he heard a bark. He had no idea bear was there but he had a feeling. My dad is the best person in the world and I knew he would find Bear. If Bear didn’t love me so much, my dad is his next favorite. They have an ineffable bond. Daddy, I’ll never thank you enough. Also, thanks to Anthony Gacek and Trevor Underwood for jumping in to help dad. You guys are the best brothers a girl could ask for.

Thank you Deb L and her team for giving us guidance on how to stay calm and find Bear. Setting traps and getting drone experts out here for sightings. Erik Simmons stayed all day Friday to help us when he didn’t have to- seriously the best guy ever and helped us with our first bear spotting. You guys are the best at what you do and deserve everything in life. Truly.

Kelly Underwood, Shelby Pipowski, Krystyn Stefanu Suzanne Waring for coming out everyday to help look and bring food. They were all over Facebook, they were putting up fliers, and they were networking with the community to bring bear home. You ladies are the true definition of womanhood and community. Sebastian Sochacki and I are so lucky to have you in our corner.
There are so many people I want to tag and thank but seriously: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Anyone that helped or heard bears story, we are so so grateful. Thank you everyone for helping Bear come home. And thank you God! 🤍🙌🏻

I’m now off to purchase a GPS collar 🙌🏻"

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09/21/2026

Loafy, missing from South Beloit, has been found and recovered safely. He has been missing since Thursday with no sightings! Story, video, photos later! So happy for the family!

09/20/2026

Bear is home safe! We did not find her during our search but wanted to share since so many of you tagged us on the posts. Thanks to the volunteers, friends, and family! Great work!

Update from family: he's been to the vet and he got IV fluids blood work and x-rays. He’s got meds for his eyes and ears and he is back there tomorrow. Some of his bloodwork is iffy so they said the next 48 hours are important. Not out of the woods yet but doing so well!!

09/19/2026

SmithicAir update. Looking for Lucy