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Tennessee Family Finds Dog 54 Days After Deadly Tornadoes

Familia recupera a su perra después de un tornado

COOKEVILLE, TN (The New York Times) — A Tennessee family was reunited with their dog nearly two months after she went missing when tornadoes ripped through their home in early March.

Bella, the Australian shepherd who was missing for 54 days, was found on Sunday, WTVF-TV reported. She alerted Eric and Faith Johnson to a tornado that ravaged Putnam County moments before it flattened the Johnson’s family home.

“This is amazing because to have her back with us, it completes our family now and puts a missing piece back,” Eric Johnson said.

Faith Johnson told the outlet last month she was recovering from two broken ribs that resulted from holding on to her two children too tightly during the storm. The tornado also injured her husband, who was blown off his family while he crouched over them inside their bathtub.

While they lost their home, the family survived the tornadoes that killed 18 people in Putnam county and 24 people in the state. Since then, they have been on the hunt for their beloved pet.

Bella was seen around the neighborhood by several witnesses, and the Johnsons, who were stationed in a hotel, would visit their old neighborhood to leave pieces of clothes so she would remember the scent.

She was spotted once again this Friday, and Sarah Romeyn, a friend of the Jonhsons who tracks missing animals after storms, received a call about her. Romeyn set up cameras on a fence between two buildings, and was able to capture Bella after the Australian shepherd came out to eat food Romeyn put out for her.

Eric Johnson helped with Bella’s capture on Sunday after getting a call from Romeyn. She was then taken to a pet grooming store to receive care.

The family told WTVF-TV earlier this month that they plan to rebuild their house in the same place the tornado tore it apart last month. “We’re not going to let fear run us from our property and our home,” Faith Johnson said.

 

 

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COOKEVILLE, TN (AP) — Una familia de Tennessee se reunió con su perra casi dos meses después de que se perdiera cuando un tornado arrasara su casa a principios de marzo.

Bella, un pastor australiano, apareció el domingo tras 54 días, según la televisora WTVF-TV. Ella alertó a Eric y Faith Johnson de un tornado que golpeó el condado de Putnam, momentos antes de que allanara la casa de los Johnson.

“Esto es increíble porque tenerla de vuelta con nosotros completa nuestra familia, y pone en su lugar una pieza que faltaba”, dijo Eric Johnson.

Faith Johnson dijo al medio el mes pasado que se estaba recuperando de fracturas en dos costillas, que sufrió al abrazar a sus dos hijos demasiado fuerte durante la tormenta. El tornado también hirió a su esposo, al que el viento apartó de su familia cuando estaba agachado sobre ellos en la bañera.

Aunque perdieron su casa, la familia sobrevivió a los tornados que mataron a 18 personas en el contado de Putnam y a 24 personas en el estado. Desde entonces han estado buscando a su querida mascota.

Bella fue vista por el vecindario por varios testigos y los Johnson, que estaban alojados en un hotel, dejaban ropa para que recordara su olor. Sarah Romeyn, una amiga de la familia que rastrea a animales desaparecidos tras tormentas, recibió una llamada el viernes sobre Bella y pudo capturarla el domingo con la ayuda de Eric Johnson.

Después llevaron a la perra a una peluquería canina para asearla.

La familia dijo este mes a WTVF-TV que tenía previsto reconstruir su casa en el mismo lugar donde estaba. “No vamos a dejar que el miedo nos eche de nuestra propiedad y de nuestro hogar”, dijo Faith Johnson.

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