Civil police officer Ajith Madhavan, who is also a trainer of police dog squad, adopted Koovi - a dog that lost the family that raised it, in Rajamala landslide.
'Koovi' helped the rescue team in recovering the body of a 2-year-old landslide victim.
The death toll in the Idukki landslide rose to 65 on Thursday after three more bodies were found in a search operation using a radar system.
The incident occurred in Idukki district on August 7 triggered by heavy rains in several parts of Kerala.
( With inputs from ANI )
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