Held on four paws: Police dog Arya finds missing 85-year-old woman!

Held on four paws: Police dog Arya finds missing 85-year-old woman!

In the Lewenberg district of Schwerin, an 85-year-old was missing on Wednesday morning, and the police immediately took the search. As early as 1:15 a.m., the emergency services, including the DRK drone relay and a tracking dog, started with the intensive search for the senior citizen. The situation was particularly pressing due to the health problems of the missing person, which meant acute danger. The emergency services tried to help efficiently, because every minute counted.

At 3:50 a.m. the tracking dog "Arya" was used. The specialization of the dog in the mantrailing, a method in which the smell is searched for by personal objects was quickly searched for. After only 10 minutes, "Arya" found the missing woman near the place where she was last seen. Thanks to this rapid success, the 85-year-old was immediately taken to a hospital for further medical examination. The successful use shows how valuable dogs such dogs are in critical situations where every second counts.

track dogs in use

The use of people seeking people, especially mantrailers, has proven to be extremely effective in recent years. These specially trained dogs can often provide references to the possible location of missing people by pursuing the smell traces. Interestingly, dogs can best understand fresh traces, while old traces are increasingly difficult to recognize, which underlines how important the time of the search is. The Federal Association of Rescue Dogs also notes that the success rate for mantrailing is between 26 % and 34 % - a number that speaks for the use of such dogs.

As an expert in dog nation, Juliane Bräuer, notes, it is important to avoid unrealistic expectations of the skills of these animals. There are many questions about the exact perception of the dogs if they are used for their track hunt. In Saxony, the mantrail ending is considered essential because professional helpers and their dogs can track traces up to 24 hours after disappearing.

The search with dogs in comparison

The example of the desperate search for a missing girl in Stendal shows that the use of dogs does not always bring the desired success. In this case, the private dog handler Andrea von Buddenbrock and her animals even traveled over a distance of 800 kilometers without new hints. Despite considerable costs for the use, the case remained unresolved, which illustrates how challenging the search for missing can be.

In times when not only special planning, but also financial resources are often missing, the effective use of the existing resources is all the more important. The search historia show that innovation and further development in this area are urgently necessary in order to increase the success of such operations and to be even more helpful for those affected.

The day today proves once again: in critical situations, highly trained dogs like "Arya" can be decisive helpers. Their commitment not only is good for the families concerned, but also shows the enormous potential that is in the connection between humans and animals.

For more information on the subject of people looking for people and their use, visit the pages of Nordkurier , Tagesschau and MDR .