sniffer

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Footage from the campsite on Mount Maunganui, an extinct volcano, shows a huge slip near the base of the volcanic dome, as rescuers and sniffer dogs comb through crushed caravans and flattened tents.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Deputy police commissioner Sahibzada Yousaf told local media that sniffer dogs and advanced technology were used to ensure everyone was rescued from the rubble.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

Spanish emergency services said several crews - with drones and sniffer dogs - were deployed to look for those missing after Tuesday's collapse.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

One officer is said to have been so upset by the decision to call off the hunt for bodies that he returned with sniffer dogs to make an unauthorised search of the area.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

Truant officers and their sniffer dogs'd be put on my trail.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell