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Oct 2023
Hundreds join Ripon search for missing Cocker Spaniel Ella
A huge search operation involving hundreds of people is continuing in Ripon to find a missing eight-year-old Cocker Spaniel.
Ella went missing at about 11.30am with her younger sister Holly on Friday, October 13.
They were in a group of dogs being exercised by a professional dog walker in the Clotherholme Road wooded area on the Royal Engineers' barracks site,
But while three-year-old Holly was found safe 35 minutes later, the search for Ella, launched by her distraught owners Andy and Jo Coombs, who live in the Ripon area, has been ongoing day and night since.
Holly, pictured with Andy Coombs, was found but the search goes on for Ella.
Co-ordinated by Mandy Butler of the Lost Dog Trapping Team Search & Rescue Network, the operation has involved the use of tracker dogs, drones with thermal imaging equipment, monitoring of live cameras, checking cctv footage, the production and installation of hundreds of 'missing' posters and an appeal for assistance on social media.
One of the posters.
On Sunday, 60 members of the community, including a large contingent of dog owners, carried out a detailed search of the route where Ella had been walking on October 13.
Mr Coombs told the Stray Ferret:
He added:
Anybody with information that may help in the search is asked to contact Mandy Butler on 07947 866 582 or via Ella's Facebook page that can be accessed by clicking here.
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