12.11.2026 10:11
In the Şavşat district of Artvin, a lamb that followed a dog and got lost in the snowy mountains where wolves and bears were present could not be found even during a 3-day search conducted with drones. In the evening, when hopes had run out, the lamb appeared at the door covered in snow; the family named it “Lucky Boncuk,” and it was warmed with a hair dryer and fed indoors.
The lamb that got lost in the snowy mountains of Artvin after following a dog and could not be found despite a 3-day search returned home in harsh natural conditions. The lamb, which came to the door covered in snow and was named “Lucky Boncuk” by the family, was warmed with a hairdryer and fed as a guest in the house.
THEY SEARCHED WITH A DRONE, NO TRACE WAS FOUND
The lamb of the Yalduz family living in the Çoraklı village of Şavşat district got lost after moving about 3-4 kilometers away from the barn when it followed the dog. Family members who realized that the lamb was lost in the area where wild animals such as wolves and bears live mobilized. The family searched the area from the air with a drone and scanned it by tractor, car, and on foot. However, despite searches lasting 3 days and nights, no trace of the small animal was found. The family feared that their lamb had become prey for wild animals.
JUST AS HOPES WERE FADING, IT APPEARED AT THE DOOR
At a time when hopes were diminishing, retired religious official Nimet Yalduz heard the bleating of a lamb coming from in front of their house in the evening and saw the lost lamb before her when she went outside. The family, overjoyed to see the cute animal appearing at the door covered in snow, warmed the lamb they named “Lucky Boncuk” with a hairdryer and fed it carefully in the house.
THEY WARMED IT WITH A HAIRDRYER
Nimet Yalduz, explaining that the lamb they had searched for days had returned, said, “We were very upset when it got lost. I prayed to God a lot. I was going to give water to the animals, and I saw it bleating at the door. We were surprised. I ran and looked, the lamb had come. We were very happy; we became very peaceful and happy.”
Türkan Yalduz, expressing the happiness she felt at the lamb being found, said, “We were very upset; we were heartbroken. When we could not find it, I had vowed a sacrifice. We gave that money to those in need. When it came, there was snow on it about a finger thick. We dried it with a hairdryer and fed it bread and grass. Thank God, it did not get sick.”
Fatih Yalduz, one of the family members, also stated that they made drone footage during the search process and said, “The lamb’s escaping safe and sound from those mountains where wild animals live and returning to us surprised and made us very happy. We brought it into the house and warmed it with a hairdryer so its cells would renew, and we fed it. We searched with a tractor. We searched with our vehicle. We made drone recordings. But we could not find it anywhere. We walked kilometers on foot. Night and day, by calling and shouting, we received no response whatsoever. Thank God, it returned. Its name was Boncuk; now it has become ‘Lucky Boncuk’.”