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Escaped dog in UK fished out of waters after 36 days of adventure
Escaped dog in UK fished out of waters after 36 days of adventure
A missing dog in southeast England was found more than a month after escaping her fosterer's home, evading searchers to cover about 160km and even swimming to an island in the southwest .
The dog, a five-year-old Retriever cross named Amber, went missing on April 25 in Bramshaw, a small village in Hampshire, according to a Facebook post by local rescue service KS Angels Rescue.
The Guardian reported that Amber was rescued as a street dog in Qatar and moved to Britain. However, she went missing after only one night with her foster family in Bramshaw.
After she went missing, searchers put up a Facebook page dedicated to updates, where users offered tip-offs about possible sightings and its whereabouts.
An April 29 post on the page described Amber as 'extremely nervous and terrified of humans'. It also urged people not to call out or try to approach as she may run away.
However, despite several sightings, rescuers were unable to find her.
A breakthrough came on May 27 , when National Trust Brownsea Island posted an alert on Facebook, saying it had found a tan, medium-sized dog swimming to the island in Dorset.
A resident on the island put out food every night after spotting the dog, non-profit organisation Lost Dog Recovery UK South said in a Facebook post detailing Amber's journey.
Amber was reportedly sighted by the crew of a passing vessel while attempting to swim back to the mainland, and was first mistaken for a seal.
Lost Dog Recovery UK South said the crew fished her out of the waters and wrapped her in a blanket, intending to get her to a veterinarian for a microchip check.
On June 1, KS Angels Rescue posted an update, saying Amber has been found.
'Massive thank you to the very kind men on the boat for getting her safely on board and looking after her so well!' it wrote.
Four days later, it said in another update that Amber has 'settled in nicely' after being returned to her fosterer.
'She's been very, very tired after her adventures and slept a lot but the vet has given her a clean bill of health apart from the need to gain a few (kilogrammes) which is to be expected,' it wrote.
'She's starting to bond with the foster family and seeking out love and cuddles. She is not allowed in the garden without a lead for obvious reasons!'
It also said that Amber is 'eating four meals a day and getting spoiled rotten' while continuing to recover from her ordeal.
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