Salamander Missing! ! ... [ Where, Oh Where, Has ' Our ' Salamander Gone? ]

I took a salamander from Nature, against the critter's will. I set it in a shallow dish of water, not far from a window sill, ....inside our kitchen, on a counter, near the kitchen sink. While I went elsewhere, for a 'few' minutes, away it did slink. I planned to show my wife once she got herself 'off' the phone. But, returning, I found that the water was still there, but alone, no amphibian in sight which made me angry....with myself. I searched the counter and floor, but I did not search any shelf. I SHOULD have placed it in a much deeper dish, a safer place. That I'd allowed it to 'escape', to me was a worrisome disgrace! Now, two days later, there are 'oases' placed upon our wood floor, containing water, dried AND damp leaves, cereal, fruit, and more. I've nearly given up hope of ever finding it...., at least not alive. It'd be nearly a 'miracle' if, in our for-humans house, it does survive. [ February 14th,2023 ] Bri: (