15 Apr, 2024 @ 11:13
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Ruff to the rescue: A beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol will introduce specially trained DOG lifeguards this summer

VELEZ-Malaga will soon have dog lifeguards specially trained in water rescue. 

Courageous canines to the rescue Photo: GRESCAN/Facebook

The project is a collaboration between the local council and the Asociación de Rescate Acuático Canino (Association for Canine Water Rescue).

Dogs are trained to save swimmers in peril and transport flotation devices. 

They provide vital support for human lifeguards, using their sense of smell to locate people in areas where human vision is limited or where victims have been dragged under water. 

The furry friends will wear special life jackets so they can be easily identified.

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Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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