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Children found in the Colombian jungle: who is Wilson, the sniffer dog whose fate worries Colombians?

2023-06-10T09:53:40.112Z

Highlights: On Friday, June 9, the four children who were actively sought after the crash of their plane were found safe and sound. A sniffer dog, which got lost a few days earlier in the forest, is still being sought. The dog, nicknamed Wilson, is a Belgian shepherd specially trained to signal the presence of certain materials or people. It may be that the dog did not return to his master because of "animals like caimans, jaguars, panthers, anacondas"


FOCUS - On Friday, June 9, the four children who were actively sought after the crash of their plane 40 days ago were found safe and sound. A sniffer dog, which got lost a few days earlier in the forest, is still being sought.


Wilson is still missing in the bowels of the Colombian jungle. On Friday, June 9, the four children who were actively sought after their plane crashed on May 1 were found safe and sound. A happy news that puts an end to the endless journey of toddlers that held Colombia in suspense for 40 days.

Since their disappearance, 200 people, including 100 soldiers and a dozen sniffer dogs, were trying to trace their tracks. And unfortunately, one of the dogs got lost during the search. President Gustavo Petro told reporters yesterday: "What has not yet been found is the dog, which at one point was with them."

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Traces discovered next to those of children

This dog, nicknamed Wilson, is a Belgian shepherd specially trained to signal the presence of certain materials or people. On June 8, the army announced that the six-year-old animal had been missing for several days in the jungle. And according to the authorities, it would not be just any dog: Wilson would have played a fundamental role in the rescue of the children by finding the cabin in which they had taken refuge. He was also at the origin of the discovery of the bottle, a sign of hope for children's life.

In a statement, the army explains that the canid would have been "disoriented" because of the "complex terrain". Paw prints had been discovered next to those of the children, leaving Colombians to believe that the dog accompanied and protected them. "We have a lost dog and the last footprints show the footprints of a dog and a child. We think he is with them. That would be spectacular. He would be good company for them," enthused Fausto Avellaneda, commander of the Operation Hope ground mission.

A jungle filled with caimans, jaguars, panthers and anacondas

But Colonel Gustavo Narvaez Orozco, commander of the Special Forces Regiment, disagreed: "At no time did we speculate or assure that the dog was with the children. It was a possibility and we have to wait and see what the children say," he told Colombian newspaper Semana. According to him, anything can happen in the jungle. It may be that the dog did not return to his master because of "animals like caimans, jaguars, panthers, anacondas". "Any of these animals can intimidate our dog, scare him." And if an unfortunate encounter with a wild beast took place, "he changes his behavior," he said.

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The indication we have is that we only saw the dog three days ago. It encourages us and gives us hope," he continued. He explains that the animal, although trained to eat certain concentrates, has an instinct that can awaken at certain times. "Let's hope he was awakened in the jungle by prey he was able to hunt," he said.

A dog already erected as a hero

Several Colombian personalities are calling on the government to continue the search for the dog, such as Esmeralda Hernández, senator. "We urge that his search not be abandoned and that he be sent home safe and sound. Happiness will be complete when our beloved hero, Wilson, appears," she wrote on Twitter.

The dog, as for him, is already erected as a hero on social networks.

Source: lefigaro

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