UPDATE: The family says Luna has been found dead, just 50 metres away from where Safari’s body was found on Thursday. It appears the dogs were making their way home when they encountered a pack of coyotes. The family says Safari escaped the coyotes and fled into the path of an oncoming train, but Luna did not escape.
A Langley family in search of their two dogs, Luna and Safari, who they believed were stolen, have been dealt a devastating blow.
“It is with deeply sad hearts that we have to inform you that a tip helped us find Safari dead nearby,” the family wrote on the Facebook page dedicated to finding the two Rhodesian Ridgebacks Thursday evening.
They added that no foul play was suspected in her death.
The second dog, Luna, is still missing.
Hayley and Jon Legassie say their dogs were last seen on Sunday when they apparently broke through a fence at 272 Street and River Road.
The couple say they followed the dog tracks but the trail stopped suddenly, making them believe the animals were taken in a vehicle.
Their theory now is that Luna was picked up by a driver.
“But if it was a Good Samaritan, Luna would be returned by now,” said Legassie through tears in an interview with Global News.
The family is now urging people to continue searching for Luna, and if anyone knows of her whereabouts to contact them.
In hopes of finding the dogs, they were offering a $10,000 reward for their safe return.
–With files from Amy Judd
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