Bravest little terrier found alive after two days suffocating in mud after disappearing on countryside walk

By WILL HALLOWELL, NEWS REPORTER Published: 22:02, 8 May 2026 | Updated: 22:10, 8 May 2026 When Glynis Elgey's terrier disappeared during a walk in the countryside, she feared the worst. And when beloved four-year-old Krakka failed to turn up over the next two days, it really did feel like she had lost her companion for good. But in a remarkable rescue with the help of drone technology, a barely visible Krakka was discovered buried in a rabbit warren, trapped by a mini landslide. Rescuers were finally led to the exact spot she was stuck fast by following her whimpers – and they were just in time as the terrier's snout was only just above the soil. It then took the specialist dog tracking team 25 minutes to dig her out of the compacted earth close to the village of Shiptonthorpe, East Yorkshire.  Ms Elgey said: 'I was so excited when we found her and she was alive. The first thing she did when we got her out was give me a kiss. 'She always comes back – she never wanders too far and I thought "something is stopping her coming back."' After Krakka went missing on April 30, Ms Elgey said a friend recommended she contact Steve Priestman, from Drone SAR For Lost Dogs UK, which helps reunite missing dogs with their owners.  Pictured is the moment Glynis Elgey was reunited with her brave little terrier Krakka Krakka went missing on Thursday 30 April and was located two days later in a warren Drone SAR For Lost Dogs UK, a company that specialises in finding lost dogs using a drone, was drafted in to help look for her Mr Priestman said: 'We tried searching for her with a drone but we couldn't find any sign of her.' After a day and a half with no sightings, he said they decided to focus their efforts on 'somewhere less obvious'. Ms Elgey said it was at that point they came across an area covered in nettles and her partner David Hudson heard a whimper – it was Krakka. She added: 'So, then we set to digging – all we could see was a paw. We were so thrilled – we thought we would never see her again.'  A video recorded the moment the plucky pet was finally hauled to safety. A spokesman for Drone SAR For Lost Dogs UK said: 'Thankfully while on the search a whimper was heard which came from a rabbit hole where it's believed Krakka had gone into.  'The recovery began by DSAR pilot Steve Priestman, ground searcher Jennifer Zarek, along with Krakka's owners David Hudson and Glynis Elgey. 'They got to work digging her out which took around 25 minutes.' The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.