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Why the dog squadron has to go out more and more often

Very large areas are usually searched for missing persons. (symbolic image)

(Bild: ÖRHB)

They are called out when people have suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth. The rescue dog squadron works many hours a year on a voluntary basis. The number of missions has risen sharply in the past year. The background is sad.

"Dementia patient (85) missing in freezing cold", "Missing patient (76) found dead", "Missing person (66) found after two days" - just a few of the many headlines in recent months. Because more and more people are going missing in Upper Austria. When this is the case, the dog brigade is called out in the vast majority of cases - a total of 42 times in 2024. A year earlier, there were 20 missions - "only" half as many.