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Drone operator will try to rescue dogs from La Palma volcano
CNN ^ | October 19, 2021

Posted on 10/19/2021 3:21:55 PM PDT by BenLurkin

A Spanish drone operator on Tuesday received permission to try to rescue three emaciated dogs trapped near a volcano in the Canary Islands, by catching them with a remote-controlled net and flying them out over a stream of lava.

The three dogs have been stranded for weeks in an abandoned yard covered with volcanic ash on the island of La Palma.

They have been fed by drones dropping packages of food, but until now no one has been able to figure out how to rescue them. Helicopters are banned from flying to the area because of hot gas that can damage their rotors.

After evaluating the proposed rescue mission, emergency authorities said in a statement they had decided to allow it.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: animalping; canaryislands; dogs; drone; lapalma; spain; volcano
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To: EinNYC

Well, maybe somebody else rescued them, but would like more confirmation: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/21/drone-search-widens-for-dogs-trapped-by-la-palma-eruption


21 posted on 10/21/2021 6:14:16 PM PDT by Truth29
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To: EinNYC

Another article with more detail about the rescue by a mysterious group saying they are the A Team. https://www.npr.org/2021/10/21/1048003713/a-team-dogs-rescue-volcano-lava-la-palma-spain


22 posted on 10/21/2021 6:20:47 PM PDT by Truth29
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To: SunkenCiv

See posts 21 and 22 for update information. Hopefully good news.


23 posted on 10/22/2021 4:28:58 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: Olog-hai
Good old CNN.

Unlike how news reporting was done in blanco America, no expert source was named, so that was CNN's benevolent "Voice of Gawd", all nosing, never wong. Are you questioning the "Voice of Gawd"?

24 posted on 10/22/2021 5:03:15 AM PDT by Reeses
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To: Truth29

Thx. Bravo to, I guess, Superman!

[snip] For the time being, the source added, it would be difficult to explain exactly what had happened given “it was illegal” to set foot in the exclusion zone. [/snip]


25 posted on 10/22/2021 8:12:27 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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