(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Police authorities of Sharjah and Dubai, in coordination with the Air Wing of the ministry of the interior, have involved sniffer dogs of the K9 department to search for the missing Indian student who was swept away by floods in Sharjah's Wadi Sheis on Thursday.
A top official with the Sharjah Police said that the area of search operation has been widened to cover all territories in the UAE. Police patrols, search, and rescue units from Sharjah and Dubai have been doubled to hunt for the missing boy with the help of the Air Wing.
During the last four days, the police teams have been working in two shifts starting from 5am until night. More than 20 sniffer dogs of the K9 department of the police have been involved in the search operation to find the boy.
"We usually use sniffer dogs to recover missing persons and find victims of disasters, when it's difficult for the search team to locate them. They can easily sniff human bodies under sand, rocks or in the water," the official explained.
He stressed that the police will continue the search operation until the boy is found. "It is our duty to support people in disasters as long as they live in this country and ensure safety and security in various part of the country."
Lt-Col Khamees Al Yamahi, head of Khor Fakkan police station, said that they received a call at the operations room at 5:00pm on Thursday (November 16) informing them that some young men were trapped in their vehicle in Wadi Sheis due to heavy rains.
Five of them were rescued by an Emirati who happened to be near the valley, but he was unable to save the sixth person after the water washed away his vehicle while he was inside it.
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