A former drug-sniffing dog has become the most valuable player of the Taiwan rescue teams searching for survivors of the island's strongest earthquake in 25 years. The dog, named Roger, specializes in rubble pile search and rescue.
– A former drug-sniffing dog who lost his job for being too friendly has emerged as the unlikely MVP , or most valuable player, of the Taiwan rescue teams searching for survivors of the island’s strongest earthquake in 25 years.But landslides around epicentre Hualien still block tunnels and roads, making the mountainous terrain around the county difficult for rescuers to access survivors and victims.
“Roger must have found some clues, and his confused look made the handler feel something was up, and then they found the victim,” said Mayor Chen Chi-mai in a Facebook post titled “The Paw Paw Team’s feat”.Handler Lee Hsin-hung said Roger located a victim “just five minutes after setting off”, and praised the dog’s confidence in an unfamiliar terrain.
A rescuer locating the body of an earthquake victim with Roger’s help at Taiwan’s Taroko National Park on April 6, three days after the 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck. PHOTO: AFP The soon-to-retire dog has won hearts in Taiwan for his boisterous nature, lunging at reporters’ microphones during interviews and also destroying a chew toy given to him after his mission.
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