cadaver dogs

March 7, 2025 4:55 PM

Cadaver dogs and robotic experts deployed in Telangana tunnel rescue

Rescue operations in the partially collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district entered their 14th day on Friday, with the deployment of cadaver dogs from Kerala and a team of robotic experts to locate eight missing workers. The highly trained cadaver dogs, known for their ability to detect human remains even in challenging conditions, arrived with their handlers by an Army helicopter on Thursday. The special dog squad held a meeting with Nagarkurnool...

Scientist bottles smell of bones to help solve cold cases

A Belgian research scientist is working with the federal police to create a scent that mimics the smell of dried human bones to help sniffer dogs find long lost remains. Clement Martin has already isolated the smell of decomposing human flesh and that is now used to train Belgium's cadaver dogs. But once the soft tissue has disappeared, the scent molecules of the remaining bones become significantly fewer. "Bones smell different over the years too. A 3-year-old bone will smell different to a ...