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Retirement didn’t stop a retired police dog after it located and rescued a missing person in East Sussex, England on his first ever walk since having major surgery. The German Shepherd, named Bear, reportedly found the man in the forest on November 28 while being walked by owner, Julia Pope, a former police officer, The Guardian reveals. What made the rescue special was that Bear, who was on his first ever walk two weeks after getting surgery to remove two benign tumors, was also celebrating his 12th birthday on the same day! But such celebration did not stop Bear from locating and alerting his owner to a man in “dense undergrowth” while on their walk. The Thin Blue Paw Foundation, a national charity that supports serving and retired police dogs across the UK, reveals on a Facebook post, “Unbeknownst to RPD Bear, the man was a vulnerable missing person who officers had been searching for without success.” Pope tells The Guardian that Bear immediately “went into work mode” after it sensed the lost individual. Recalling the incident, Pope explains, “[He] then dragged us to it, where he located and alerted us to a vulnerable man. I’m not sure he would have survived the night as it was extremely cold and almost dark at that point with no one else in the vicinity.” The dog owner adds that Bear lead the way and helped the man back to an area where he could coordinate with local officers and reunite with his loved ones. Pope describes the whole encounter as an “amazing stroke of luck”. “RPD Bear, you’re a true hero, showing us that even in retirement, you can still save lives,” the Thin Blue Paw Foundation wrote. Bear served with Sussex Police Dog Unit for seven years and was adopted by Pope in 2020 after his retirement. In 2023, the retired police dog had to get emergency surgery due to having four herniated discs in his back, which caused him collapse. For this, he was supported by the Thin Blue Paw Foundation.

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VR enthusiast and Valve watcher Brad Lynch has popped a few balloons as rumors swirl around the company, saying that 2025 will be a "wild year" for Valve hardware. Social media has spread the rumor that the long-awaited Half-Life 3 is expected to appear at The Game Awards, but it also looks as though we'll soon be getting a new Steam Controller and Valve VR headset. Valve’s virtual reality headset, the Index, is still one of the best VR headsets to get, but it’s aging rapidly. Between leaks of its controllers and more updates on Steam’s backend, it appears that Valve is gearing up for its not-so-secret follow-up, Deckard. Continue reading Valve leaker claims 2025 will be “wild year” as PC gaming hardware rumors swirl MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming

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