June 11, 2023, 6:42 p.m., Pacific: The search continues. Here is more information on it, showing just how amazing it is that those children survived the jungle for several weeks (browser translation):
According to Change Magazine, there were 10 search and rescue dogs. 4 of them are lost in the jungle. So far the name of 3 of the canines is not known, the fourth is Wilson. The latter was key in finding clues in the course of the investigation. He managed to locate the three bodies of the occupants of the plane and the bottle of the 11-month-old baby.
— Source (Spanish)
Yes, even the baby survived. Reportedly, none of the adults on the plane did.
As we have seen here on Dog Day Saturday Afternoons, there are canids in Amazonia. The dogs can survive jungle conditions.
But there are a lot of predators, too.
From news reports, it’s possible that Wilson, at least, might have become disoriented in that environment and those weather conditions. The predators would be at home.
We’ll have to wait. Thankfully, all of the kids made it.
Original post:
While following online news in Colombia regarding Nevado del Ruiz, I had heard of the children whose plane crashed in the jungle. Everyone was looking for them, and it was major news in the region.
Now there is global interest. The children have been found and reportedly are all right, but one of the two rescue dogs has gone missing.
“You never abandon a partner”
In addition to the celebrations for the rescue of the 4 indigenous children, social networks were flooded with heartfelt messages from users requesting that Wilson not be left behind after completing his important mission in the jungle.
In response to this call, the Commander of the Military Forces, Major General Helder Giraldo, reported on Saturday morning that the search for the dog continues as part of Operation Hope itself.
“Our premise as commandos: a fallen comrade is never abandoned in the field of combat. #OperaciónEsperanza advances in the search for our canine Wilson, who, while tracking and in his eagerness to find the children, distances himself from the troops and gets lost”, declared the commander.
— Source (autotranslated)
Hope they find Wilson and that he, too, is all right.
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