Two teenage boys were rescued after spending three terrifying days lost inside the catacombs beneath Paris.
The Guardian reports that two boys, aged 16 and 17, were found by a search team equipped with rescue dogs Wednesday morning after getting lost in the maze of tunnels beneath the streets. The boys were rushed to the hospital and treated for hypothermia.
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A spokesperson for the Paris fire department credited the dogs with the rescue, as if you needed more reasons to love dogs.
Though a small section of the catacombs is open to the public, there are approximately 150 miles of tunnels that form an eerie maze beneath the streets. While being trapped in a creepy, dark maze is enough to spook anyone, the catacombs are filled with the bones of more than 6 million people. Read more…
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