by The Portuguese rescue team sent to Turkey rescued a dog from the rubble this Tuesday. THE Golden Retriever was cornered for 200 hours in the city of Antakya but escaped serious injury, video released by the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority shows.
The Joint Task Force had to cut a hole in the basement wall to get the dog out. “Come on, man,” is heard in the video from the moment of the rescue, followed by a few words in Turkish. The animal was visibly frightened.
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— National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (@ProteccaoCivil) February 14, 2023
Speaking to the Lusa agency, the coordinator of the GNR’s technical dog team in Turkey, André Rosa, explained that the dog has some wounds on its muzzle and legs, as it “tried to scratch the wall and find a way out”. “There was only room to lie down in there,” he added.
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The moment the operation to save a dog begins, in Attakia, Turkey.
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— National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (@ProteccaoCivil) February 14, 2023
Portuguese rescuers have carried out several rescue missions in recent days, but the rescue of this animal happened by chance when the female dog accompanying the Task Force barked and the dog responded.
After the rescue, the team left the animal on a leash with access to water and food until the owner showed up, which happened an hour later. The dog, originally nicknamed togait is said Tarsin (cinnamon, in Turkish).
Last week, one of the dogs of the national GNR brigade managed to locate a ten-year-old child trapped in the rubble, who was later rescued by the Portuguese team.
In recent days, many animals have been rescued from the rubble after the earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria last week. In the city of Iskenderun in Turkey a group of rescuers saved a dog and in Hatay a cat. In Syria, veterinarians joined the rescue operations and saved dozens of animals.
