diff --git a/src/SalamanderSearch.java b/src/SalamanderSearch.java
index 93c9ab5..4f2f577 100644
--- a/src/SalamanderSearch.java
+++ b/src/SalamanderSearch.java
@@ -43,7 +43,71 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
      * @return whether the salamander can reach the food
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the enclosure does not contain a salamander
      */
-    public static boolean canReach(char[][] enclosure) {
+    public static boolean canReach(char[][] enclosure) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        int[] start = salamanderLocation(enclosure);
+        boolean[][] visited = new boolean[enclosure.length][enclosure[0].length];
+        return canReach(enclosure, start, visited);
+    }
+
+    public static boolean canReach(char[][] enclosure, int[] current, boolean[][] visited) {
+        int curR = current[0];
+        int curC = current[1];
+
+        if (enclosure[curR][curC] == 'f') return true;
+        if (visited[curR][curC]) return false;
+        
+        visited[curR][curC] = true;
+
+        List<int[]> neighbors = possibleMoves(enclosure, current);
+
+        for (int[] neighbor : neighbors) if (canReach(enclosure, neighbor, visited)) return true;
         return false;
     }
+
+    // O(n*m) n = # of rows, m = # of cols
+    public static int[] salamanderLocation(char[][] enclosure) {
+        for (int r = 0; r < enclosure.length; r++) {
+            for (int c = 0; c < enclosure[r].length; c++) {
+                if (enclosure[r][c] == 's') return new int[] {r, c}; 
+            }
+        }
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("No salamander present");
+    }
+
+    public static List<int[]> possibleMoves(char[][] enclosure, int[] current) {
+        List<int[]> moves = new ArrayList<>();
+        
+        int curR = current[0];
+        int curC = current[1];
+
+        // Up
+        int newR = curR - 1;
+        int newC = curC;
+        if (newR >= 0 && enclosure[newR][newC] != 'W') {
+            moves.add(new int[] {newR, newC});
+        }
+
+        // Down
+        newR = curR + 1;
+        newC = curC;
+        if (newR < enclosure.length && enclosure[newR][newC] != 'W') {
+            moves.add(new int[] {newR, newC});
+        }
+
+        // Left
+        newR = curR;
+        newC = curC - 1;
+        if (newC >= 0 && enclosure[newR][newC] != 'W') {
+            moves.add(new int[] {newR, newC});
+        }
+
+        // Right
+        newR = curR;
+        newC = curC + 1;
+        if (newC < enclosure[newR].length && enclosure[newR][newC] != 'W') {
+            moves.add(new int[] {newR, newC});
+        }
+
+        return moves;
+    }
 }