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Dog lost for a week in New Zealand bush found after strangers fund search

South China Morning Post · · 236 words · By Associated Press
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“Dog lost for a week in New Zealand bush found after strangers fund US$6,300 air search”
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All Wikipedia sources provide general information about New Zealand but contain no mention of a dog being lost in the bush or a funded air search. No relevant evidence found in cross-references, web results, or wiki entries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and over 600 smaller island…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New Zealand men's national football team (Māori: Tīma hoka a-motu o Aotearoa) represents New Zealand in men's international football competitions. The team is governed by the governing body for fo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tourism in New Zealand comprised an important sector of the national economy – tourism directly contributed NZ$16.2 billion (or 5.8%) of the country's GDP in the year ended March 2019. As of 2016 tour…
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“Molly the border collie went missing after her owner fell while hiking on the South Island and had to be rescued without her”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Molly Kathleen Burnett (born April 23, 1988) is an American actress. She has been nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards: twice for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series, and once for Outstan…
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“A week earlier, an emergency rescue helicopter found Jessica Johnston with bruises and lacerations after a fall at a rocky spot at the waterfall on the South Island’s West Coast. She was airlifted on March 24, but they were forced to leave without her pet.”
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“Molly was bedraggled and hungry when she was found Tuesday, just a few metres from the spot where the hiker had been lucky to survive.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web results, or wiki entries to support the claim about Molly being found bedraggled near the hiker's rescue location.
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“I contacted her in hospital and said I’d go for a look for it,” said Matt Newton... “I went and looked for the dog several times and no avail.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web results, or wiki entries to support the claim about Matt Newton's failed search attempts for Molly.
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“Unwilling to give up, Newton and his family launched a fundraiser to pay for more flying hours and advanced search gear. Offers of help and donations poured in, with strangers pledging more than NZ$11,000 (US$6,300) for a search.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web results, or wiki entries to support the claim about a fundraiser raising NZ$11,000 for Molly's search.
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“It was enough to fund three more hours in a helicopter using thermal imaging equipment. On Tuesday, Newton took to the skies with a veterinary nurse, volunteer searchers and a dog named Bingo in a renewed search for Molly.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web results, or wiki entries to support the claim about thermal imaging searches or Bingo's involvement in locating Molly.
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