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A drone operation received approval to launch a rescue attempt for three dogs stranded near a volcano that has been erupting since September on the Spanish island of La Palma.
The dogs are stuck in an abandoned yard blanketed in volcanic ash within the town of Todoque, one of the regions most devastated by the eruption.
The volcano on one of the Canary Islands off northwest Africa has so far destroyed more than 1,800 buildings, mostly homes, though prompt evacuations have helped avoid casualties on the island of some 85,000 people.
Helicopters are banned from flying to the area because of hot gas that can damage their rotors.
The animal association Leales.org (Leales is Spanish for loyal) first asked for help to rescue the dogs, according to Spanish drone company Aerocamaras.

For weeks now, Aerocamaras has been sending drones to drop packages of food for the dogs.
The rescue mission has become a national effort, with other companies in private industry pitching in to help. Along with local authorities, Aerocamaras has collaborated with airline Iberia and the marine fuel provider Peninsula to send logistics materials and technicians to the island.
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The drone company plans to send a 50kg cargo drone adapted for the animals as well as a support drone to facilitate the rescue after receiving a special permit from Spanish authorities to fly the drone above the volcanic eruption.

The drone operator hopes to catch them with a remote-controlled net and fly them out over a stream of lava.
“It’s the first time an animal is being rescued with a drone and the first time it has to be captured,” Jaime Pereira, Aerocamaras CEO said. “If that’s the last option that the dogs have? Then we’re going after them.”
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The operator will have just four minutes to lure a dog to the net, and another four minutes to fly it out.
“What we don’t want is to run out of battery when flying over the lava,” Pereira said.
Test flights are still being carried out. Ultimately, the mission depends on how the dogs will respond to the machine, Pereira said.

“They’ve been eating very little for weeks. They might come, or become scared of the drone. We really depend on their reaction.”
In addition to saving the dogs, Aerocamaras hopes to demonstrate the value of drones in emergency situations and rescues.
Tribune News Service and Reuters


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Drones will try to rescue three dogs trapped by La Palma volcano

For weeks now, drones have dropped packages of food for the dogs. Photo: Reuters

General view of ash-covered earth surrounded by volcanic lava following an eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, in the area of Todoque on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain in this undated screen grab taken from a handout video. Video recorded with a drone. LA PALMA LOCAL GOVERMENT/VOLCANIC LIFE/TICOM SOLUCIONES/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.

A dog lies on the ash-covered earth surrounded by volcanic lava following an eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, in the area of Todoque on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain in this undated screen grab taken from a handout video. Video recorded with a drone. LA PALMA LOCAL GOVERMENT/VOLCANIC LIFE/TICOM SOLUCIONES/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.

Lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano flows into the Atlantic Ocean, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, September 29, 2021 in this still image taken from a drone video recorded on September 29, 2021. REUTERS/ReutersTV

La Palma volcano lava reaches sea, raising toxic gas fears

Lava flow from the Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption in La Palma reaching the sea. Photo: EPA

A screengrab from a drone footage shows the extent of the damage caused by the lava streams flowing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain September 28, 2021. Footage obtained on September 28, 2021 by the SPAIN'S GUARDIA CIVIL POLICE. SPAIN'S GUARDIA CIVIL POLICE/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

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One of the lava streams carrying massive block stones after a cone collapsed in the north side of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain on Monday. Photo: Spanish Geological and Mining Institute (IGME-CSIC) / AFP

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The Cumbre Vieja volcano spews lava, ash and smoke on the Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday. Photo: AFP

epa09503421 Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (R) gives a press conference along with the president of the Government of the Canary Islands Angel Víctor Torres (L) at the headquarters of the Island Council of La Palma on the occasion of the meeting of the PEVOLCA Scientific Committee, in relation with the volcano eruption, in La Palma, Spain, 03 October 2021. The Cumbre Vieja volcano began to erupt in the Montana Rajada mountains on 19 September. EPA-EFE/MIGUEL CALERO

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Drone operator hopes to catch the dogs with a remote-controlled net and fly them out over a stream of lava
The volcano began erupting a month ago on La Palma, one of Spain’s Canary Islands



Drone operator receives permission to try to rescue the three emaciated dogs trapped near a volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma.


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.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;} Drone operator hopes to catch the dogs with a remote-controlled net and fly them out over a stream of lava The volcano began erupting a month ago on La Palma, one of Spain’s Canary Islands

Drone operator hopes to catch the dogs with a remote-controlled net and fly them out over a stream of lava

The volcano began erupting a month ago on La Palma, one of Spain’s Canary Islands