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Boro, Dog Lost in Spain Train Crash, Found and Reunited With Owner

Firefighters found the pet after days of online appeals, with the crash probe still searching for the cause.

Overview

  • Forest firefighters in southern Spain located Boro near the Adamuz crash site on Thursday and returned him to his family after earlier sightings failed to secure him.
  • Police had spotted the dog a day earlier but he ran off, prompting a focused search that ended four days after the derailment and collision.
  • The Jan. 18 crash occurred when the tail of a high-speed train car left the rails and was struck by an oncoming train, leaving at least 43 people dead and well over 120 injured as officials refine totals.
  • Owner Ana García, 26, who was hurt along with her pregnant sister, had pleaded publicly for help; her sister remains hospitalized in intensive care, according to local reports relayed by Reuters.
  • Thousands shared appeals on social media, and animal-rights group PACMA received Interior Ministry approval to deploy a rescue patrol, while investigators continue work at the cordoned site to determine the cause.