The Moment Sam the Toy Dog Was Lost in Space  

The search and rescue mission continues for 'Sam the Dog', who flew to the edge of space on Tuesday and hasn't been seen since.
The space launch from the Midland Hotel, part of English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues, was part of an educational science project organised with Morecambe Bay Community Primary School and SentIntoSpace.com. Sam is the English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues mascot.
Sam's flight equipment landed safely around 48 miles away in East Lancashire, but film footage shows that Sam became detached prior to re-entry. English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues is offering a reward for the person who finds their missing mascot and can safely return him to the school children.
“We've been looking at the flight data closely over the past few days and when the helium balloon popped Sam was at 25.3 kilometres in altitude over the Waddington area of North East Lancashire," explains Ben Berry from English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues.
"This is about 23 miles from the launch site but the equipment travelled about 48 miles during the entire journey so an exact fix is difficult to pinpoint. It was a pretty blustery day too with the prevailing winds still suggesting that Sam came to land within a 50 mile radius of where he was last seen. Our instincts are that he may have come to land somewhere between Waddington and Burnley."
Anyone who finds Sam the Dog should contact English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues on 01539 433 773.
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