Wilson, the Belgian shepherd who helped rescue four missing brothers in the Amazon, is himself lost in the jungle.
A 6-year-old tracker dog took part in a fierce but successful search operation. 4 indigenous children missing for 40 days After the plane crash in the Colombian Amazon.
The Colombian military said: “Because of the terrain, humidity and bad weather, he [Wilson] It must have led to disorientation and loss. ”
according to independent paper report, “It was very strange because Wilson was trained to do what he was ordered to do. He was supposed to go back to his handler.” Special Forces Commander Gustavo Narvaez Orozco said. Semana in spanish.
he went on to say, “On the day he went missing, he approached his handler but reacted strangely and ran away.”
Military personnel searching for Wilson said they saw the dog on June 6 and tried to approach it, but Wilson fled.
Wilson, who found one of the abandoned baby bottles by the children about four kilometers from the wreckage, played a key role in the search effort.
and statementThe Colombian military says it has found evidence that Wilson was the first to find the missing children. “On the trail, we found footprints very similar to those of a dog, believed to be those of a minor.”
Evidence that Wilson was the first to find the children was further corroborated by the fact that two of the rescued children, Leslie and Solanie, drew pictures of dogs by a river in the jungle.
according to court news serviceAccording to Astrid Caceres, director of the Columbia Family Welfare Institute, who oversees the children, they keep talking about dogs.
Mr Caceres said: “Ms. Leslie told us that her dog was missing and she didn’t know where it went, so she took her for a while.”
The Colombian military said on Twitter that the search for the dog hero is continuing, they said: “I won’t rest until I find him.”
They also said Operation Hope (Operación Esperanza), the name of the search for Indigenous children, would not end until Wilson was found.
“One order does not abandon another, no one is left behind!” The Colombian military made the announcement on Twitter. “We are doing everything we can to get Wilson back. We will not lose faith.”
Christian David Lara, who has been Wilson’s handler since he was a puppy in training, told El Espectador newspaper: “I don’t want to go home until I find the dog.”
The Colombian military said it added more than 70 soldiers to the search for the six-year-old Belgian shepherd.
And the military wants Wilson to survive until he hunts, finds and rescues himself.