The Suitcase by Gate B: A Hero’s Nose and a Child’s Rescue

On a hectic Saturday evening at Otopeni Airport’s Terminal B, travelers rushed to catch their final flights. Lena, a volunteer with the canine unit, walked beside Rex, a German Shepherd trained to detect danger. Near a quiet corner by the gate, a plain brown suitcase caught Lena’s attention. Rex sniffed it intensely, then sat beside it, whimpering softly.

Lena alerted the intervention team, and the area was quickly secured. Surveillance footage showed a man abandoning the suitcase before vanishing into the crowd. As officers cautiously unzipped it, tension gripped the scene. Inside was a silent little girl, no older than five, curled up between old toys and clothes.A tearful officer knelt and gently asked her name—“Ana,” she whispered. She had been