A landslide in Idukki, India, claimed at least 70 lives on August 6, 2020. Among them are Pratheesh Kumar and his daughter, Dhanushka. However, the family’s loyal dog refused to leave the site and waited patiently for a rescue team to recover the remains of Pratheesh and Dhanushka.
After a few hours, rescue teams arrived on the scene and found the beleaguered dog restless. The dog, later known as Koovi, kept barking at the rescuers, seemingly signaling to them the whereabouts of her masters. In no time, the rescuers were able to recover the bodies of Pratheesh and Dhanushka.
It was an unfortunate event because the dog witnessed how the rescue team recovered her masters’ remains. The rescue team then brought the bodies of the two at a local morgue. However, the rescuers could not turn a blind eye on the loyal dog because Koovi will be left alone.
Fortunately, Ajith Madhavan, one of the rescuers, volunteered to take the dog for good. According to Ajith, he felt the loyalty of the pup to his former masters. This display of commitment amazed Ajith because the dog never left her masters’ side until their bodies got recovered.
But more than the amusement, Ajith pitied Koovi because of what happened. With this, Ajith decided to take the dog for good. When the man approached the dog, Koovi did not react violently. Instead, the dog went near Ajith and licked his face.
This was the signal that Ajith was waiting because he knew that the dog likes him. For Ajith, the decision he made was not difficult. This is because he knew that the dog would be an excellent addition to his family. The man likewise plans to train Koovi so that the dog could join the rescue team as a rescuer.
The dog has been waiting in landslide site right from day 1. Waiting for seeing people in his family, who went missing in Pettimudi landslide. On Friday, Dhanushka alias Dhanu's own pet dog 'Kuvi' helped recover her body nearly 4 km away from landslide spot pic.twitter.com/vkO0puhJL2
— Sudha Nambudiri (@msudhaTOI) August 14, 2020
Credits to Sudha Namburdiri.