When Glynis Elgey’s terrier disappeared during a walk in the countryside, she feared the worst.
And when beloved four-year-old Krakka failed to turn up over the next two days, it really did feel like she had lost her companion for good.
But in a remarkable rescue with the help of drone technology, a barely visible Krakka was discovered buried in a rabbit warren, trapped by a mini landslide.
Rescuers were finally led to the exact spot she was stuck fast by following her whimpers – and they were just in time as the terrier’s snout was only just above the soil.
It then took the specialist dog tracking team 25 minutes to dig her out of the compacted earth close to the village of Shiptonthorpe, East Yorkshire.
Ms Elgey said: ‘I was so excited when we found her and she was alive. The first thing she did when we got her out was give me a kiss.
‘She always comes back – she never wanders too far and I thought “something is stopping her coming back.”‘
After Krakka went missing on April 30, Ms Elgey said a friend recommended she contact Steve Priestman, from Drone SAR For Lost Dogs UK, which helps reunite missing dogs with their owners.
Pictured: The moment Glynis Elgey was reunited with her brave little terrier Krakka
Krakka went missing on Thursday 30 April and was located two days later in a warren
Drone SAR For Lost Dogs UK, a company that specialises in finding lost dogs using a drone, was drafted in to help look for her (Pictured: Krakka trapped in the mud)
Mr Priestman said: ‘We tried searching for her with a drone but we couldn’t find any sign of her.’
After a day and a half with no sightings, he said they decided to focus their efforts on ‘somewhere less obvious’.
Ms Elgey said it was at that point they came across an area covered in nettles and her partner David Hudson heard a whimper – it was Krakka.
She added: ‘So, then we set to digging – all we could see was a paw. We were so thrilled – we thought we would never see her again.’
A video recorded the moment the plucky pet was finally hauled to safety.
A spokesman for Drone SAR For Lost Dogs UK said: ‘Thankfully while on the search a whimper was heard which came from a rabbit hole where it’s believed Krakka had gone into.
‘The recovery began by DSAR pilot Steve Priestman, ground searcher Jennifer Zarek, along with Krakka’s owners David Hudson and Glynis Elgey.
‘They got to work digging her out which took around 25 minutes.’
