The hero of this story has four legs and is from the GNR: Arka finds elderly person missing for five daysPhoto by Franco Monsalvo on Pexels
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The hero of this story has four legs and is from the GNR: Arka finds elderly person missing for five days

Notícias de Coimbra5 September 2026 at 11:31

A dog from the Guarda Nacional Republicana, named Arka, found a 78-year-old man who had been missing for five days. The elderly man had been reported missing since the 31st.

The searches lasted five days until the GNR animal located the man. The moment of discovery was described as the signal everyone had been waiting for during the search operations.

Arka, a four-legged dog, once again demonstrated the fundamental role that the animals of the Guarda Nacional Republicana play in search and rescue operations for missing persons.

The rescue of the 78-year-old elderly person by the GNR dog highlights the importance of the work carried out by security forces using animals trained for this type of mission.

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