Today we visited the Police Helicopter Squadron of Hessen. Thanks a lot for all the informations we got from the leading pilot and the operator. Now we need a good sponsor to buy such a nice IR camera for our airborne searches in Nepal ;-). We will stay in contact and hope to meet you in Nepal soon! On our way back home we got a call for a new search mission in the Annapurna area for a missing tourist.

Archieve from Himalayan times Nepal Israeli missing in Mardi Mountain region near Pokhara By THT Online Published: 02:33 pm Oct 23, 2016 Israeli missing in Mardi Mountain region near Pokhara KATHMANDU: Police, locals and Israeli rescuers here have continued the search for a missing Israeli tourist, Amit Reichman, who went missing around here, since October 16.The 42-year-old man has reportedly disappeared while he was hiking alone near the Mardi base camp in the Mardi Mountain region, according to a Rastriya Samachar Samiti report dispatched from Pokhara.Police have been launching the search effort for the Israeli from the moment his whereabouts were unknown, said Officiating spokesperson at the Kaski District Police Office, Ganesh Bam. Reichman was last seen October 16 near the Fishtail Guest House at the Mardi High Camp, according to a news report on The Times of Israel. "He left for a short hike, taking only a small bag, and leaving all of his luggage at the guest house."Meanwhile,

Impressions of the search mission of Sunday with Signi Zoekhonden. courtesy thanks to Karna and Martijn. In the evening time we met with the family and friends of Christiaan Wilson who went lost in the Dhaulagiri area. Some very emotional moments. While Karna met most of them in Nepal and searched with our team, I only knew them from emailing and few phone calls. It was great to meet them personally. Together with the Signi Team we discussed the options for a new search in the area after monsoon and before the winter comes. Suche nach Christiaan Wilson:

After long time, we go few new pictures from Shyauli. The little puppies that survived the diseas last winter, are pretty young dogs now. Especially their ears are unimaginable beautiful ;-). The team makes 6 hours of training every day to work with all of them. I can't wait to visit them soon. These both doggies are already searching excellent and barking when they have found the missing person.

front left to right: Laxman, Ambar, Purna, Karna, Milan Behind left to right: Dinesh, Nagendra, Gagan, Bikram Not on picture: Jit (Director) 20.8.2016: Rettungshunde für Nepal e.V. bei Dog Yearbook