Mountain rescue operations threatened by disappearance of invaluable dogs

Mountain rescue operations in Jura Krakowsko-Czestochowska in Southern Poland were under threat after the disappearance of three German shepherd dogs from a GOPR rescue unit on Thursday. The dogs are trained in the recovery of people lost in the mountains or submerged under snow. Two of the dogs have now been recovered. One of them, Norton, was found at a local home, and the other, Szant, at a bus station 15 kilometers away. The youngest, 11 month old Hagan, is still at large. Appealing for the public to be on the look-out for the dog, GOPR officers said, "He is invaluable to us." (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 5) A.K.