Two police helicopters, one with thermal imaging equipment, were also used to try to detect any trace of an animal.

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Dave King, from the service, said sniffer dogs and thermal-imaging equipment had been used.

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It will use hi-tech equipment to carry out thermal imaging surveys to see where heat is being lost.

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