MADRID (AP) 鈥� After back-to-back sent shock waves through Spain, some good news arrived on Thursday: Boro, the missing dog, was found.
Days earlier, Boro’s owner Ana Garc铆a to help find him after the dog bolted Sunday in the aftermath of the high-speed that killed at least 45 people. Garc铆a, 26, and her pregnant sister were traveling with Boro on the train that derailed.
On Thursday, forest firefighters in southern Spain found the black-and-white pooch, and posted images that showed Garc铆a with one of her legs in a brace embracing Boro. Sitting inside a car, she spoke to reporters.
鈥淢any thanks to all of Spain and everyone who has got involved so much,” she said. “It gave me great hope and we鈥檝e done it.鈥�
The search for Boro appeared to provide Spaniards something to hope for amid the week鈥檚 tragedy, and ultimately something to celebrate.
For days, people had rallied online to find him, amplifying Garc铆a鈥檚 call by sharing video of an interview she had given to local media. Photos of Boro, a medium-sized black dog with white eyebrows, went viral alongside phone numbers for Garc铆a and her family. Spanish television broadcasters and newspapers covered the search.
Garc铆a, her sister and the dog had been traveling Sunday by high-speed train from Malaga, their hometown in southern to the capital Madrid, when the tail of their train car jumped the rails , and smashed into another train.
The collision killed dozens and injured more than 150 people. Rescue crews helped Garc铆a and her sister out of the tilted train car. That’s when she briefly saw Boro before he ran. She spoke to the cameras with a blanket draped over her shoulders and a bandage on her cheek after Spain鈥檚 in more than a decade.
鈥淧lease, if you can help, look for the animals,鈥� a limping Garc铆a told reporters at the time, choked up and holding back tears. 鈥淲e were coming back from a family weekend with the little dog, who鈥檚 family, too.鈥�
On Thursday, she had a bruise beneath her eye but, with Boro back by her side, also a smile plastered across her face.
鈥淣ow we have him and we have him for all our life,鈥� Garc铆a told reporters. 鈥淣ow let鈥檚 go home, buddy.鈥�
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Associated Press journalist Teresa Medrano in Madrid contributed to this report.
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