Dog Pulled Alive from Rubble in Quake-Hit Cali as Rescue Effort Enters Final Hours

Rescue teams in Cali, Colombia, pulled a dog alive from the rubble of a collapsed building on Thursday, providing a brief bright spot in the search for survivors as the critical 72-hour window after the earthquake drew to a close. The animal was carefully carried out on a stretcher and examined by veterinarians at the scene. They treated an injury to one of its paws and scrapes across its body, and said the dog was in a stable condition.

The rescue took place during the final hours of the first three days following the quake, a period that rescue operations consider vital for finding people alive. Throughout 13 August, Colombian emergency crews worked through collapsed structures in Cali, concentrating on locations where they believed people could still be trapped beneath the debris. The dog’s survival gave relief to the rescue workers, who faced a difficult and emotionally draining effort.

There was no immediate word on whether the dog’s owners were located. The animal was found alive among the ruins of a building that had collapsed during the earthquake, and its rescue was one of the few positive moments reported as teams pushed against time in the search for survivors.