Who let the dogs out? Mystery disappearance grips Spain volcano isle

[Still Waters]

For days, Spain was gripped by the drama of four hungry dogs trapped by an erupting volcano as daring plans were made to rescue them by drone.

Then suddenly they disappeared, with only a mysterious note left at the scene saying that the hounds were safe.

Footage of the dogs stranded inside two empty water tanks cut off by surrounding flows of red-hot lava on La Palma in the Canary Islands was first released by animal charity Leales.org, sparking a public outcry for their rescue.

But as plans took shape for a complex and unprecedented rescue by drone, everyone was caught short by their disappearance following an apparent overnight rescue operation.

https://phys.org/news/2021-10-dogs-mystery-spain-volcano-isle.html