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After days dominated by grief and shock following Spain’s recent train disasters, a small but deeply emotional piece of good news has offered the country a moment of relief.

 

Boro, the dog who went missing in the aftermath of the deadly high speed train crash near Adamuz in Córdoba, has been found.

 

The dog’s disappearance had captured public attention across Spain after his owner, 26 year old Ana García, made a desperate appeal for help just hours after escaping the wreckage. Ms García and her pregnant sister had been travelling with Boro on the train on Sunday January 18 when it derailed and collided with another train, killing dozens and injuring more than 150 people.

 

In the chaos following the crash, rescue crews helped the two women out of the damaged carriage. Ana García briefly spotted Boro before he bolted into the surrounding countryside and disappeared.

 

Still injured and visibly shaken, Ms García pleaded with reporters at the scene.

 

“Please, if you can help, look for the animals,” she said, limping and struggling to hold back tears. “We were coming back from a family weekend with the little dog, who’s family, too.”

 

 

Images of Ana speaking to the media with a blanket over her shoulders and bruises on her face quickly spread, alongside photos of Boro, a medium sized black and white dog with distinctive white eyebrows.

 

Phone numbers for the García family were shared thousands of times as Spaniards rallied to help.

Television channels, newspapers and social media users followed the search closely, turning Boro into a symbol of hope during what has been one of the darkest weeks for Spain’s rail network in more than a decade.

 

On Thursday January 22, forest firefighters in southern Spain announced the news many had been waiting for.

 

Posting on X, they wrote: “At this time of the morning, we share some good news: Boro, the missing dog, has been found.”

 

The firefighters also shared images of Ms García reunited with her dog, holding him close as she embraces him, one leg still in a brace from injuries sustained in the crash.

 

As the news spread, messages of relief and celebration flooded social media.

 

“A picture of hope in Adamuz. Boro is returning home to his family,” one user wrote, echoing the mood of a country desperate for something positive.

 

A family member later confirmed the news to reporters, saying: “I can confirm that we have the dog and there’s hope,” before explaining they needed to return to the hospital to care for Ms García’s sister, who remains under medical supervision.

 

In a week marked by fatal crashes, unanswered questions and national mourning, Boro’s safe return has offered people a rare moment of comfort and a reminder of hope amid tragedy.

 

 

Images: PACMA