A Dog Stayed By His Owner's Side After He Died On A Hike, Helping Rescuers Find Them
After a man went missing in Washington state on Thursday, a rescue team was led to his body when the man’s loyal dog, having stayed by his side, started barking and drew attention to the pair, officials said.
... the unidentified 64-year-old man was reported missing by his wife when he and his dog, Daisy, did not return home after a hike on Wednesday, something he did often.
“The newest member of our Search & Rescue Team heard the sound of a dog barking as he was searching his mapped location,” the Pierce County Sheriff's Department detailed on Facebook.
“The deputy continued hiking toward the sound of the dog's barking, and spotted a dog matching the description of Daisy up a very steep embankment above the Marshall River. Our deputy hiked another 30 minutes through the thick woods and brush up to the dog's location, where he located the missing man.”
The Sheriff's Department’s Facebook post said the man appeared to have suffered from injuries from a fall. “Without the barking of his loyal companion Daisy, we never would have located the missing man,” they wrote. “It was amazing.”
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