Batang Kali landslide: Sniffer dogs in SAR op to be rotated after K9 unit's Blake burns out

A Fire and Rescue Dept K9 unit handler pictured with Grouse, one of the sniffer dogs in the mission to locate Batang Kali landslide victims. The dogs have been working tirelessly since Dec 16 to help find the missing. – BERNAMApic

BATANG KALI: While many images have emerged of search and rescue (SAR) workers ceaselessly searching for landslide victims here, many do not depict their silent companions who are just as stretched and exhausted.

The SAR team's best friend, the (K9) dog detection unit, has also been working tirelessly in the operation to locate buried victims at the Father's Organic Farm campsite since Friday (Dec 16).