A dog traveled 4 miles to get help for his owner who had crashed into a brushy ravine and was stranded overnight.
On June 2, Brandon Garrett was driving on U.S. Forest Service Road 39 to a camp in rural Baker County, Oregon, with four dogs when his car plummeted over an embankment.
One of his dogs, Blue, thought to be a whippet or greyhound mix, quickly found his way back to Mr. Garrett’s camp alerting other group members that something had gone wrong.
Aware that their companion was in trouble, a search party set out to look for him.
The following morning family members caught sight of Mr. Garrett’s vehicle in the steep, brushy ravine. They immediately called emergency services as they were unable to reach him due to the terrain.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office, Baker County Search and Rescue, Pine Valley Rural Fire District, and Halfway Ambulance arrived on the scene. When Sheriff Ash of Baker County Sheriff’s Office began looking for an access point to the creek, he heard a yell for help.
While volunteers from Pine Valley Rural Fire District and U.S. Forest Service employees got to work with chainsaws clearing a path for his rescue, Sheriff Ash provided first aid to Mr. Garrett.
Soon, members of the Baker County Search and Rescue Ropes Team were able to set up their rescue equipment and load Mr. Garrett into a basket, before connecting him to a highline rope system and pulling him across the ravine. Once safely out of the creek, he was transported by Halfway Ambulance to a Life Flight helicopter, then airlifted to a regional hospital.
“Somebody get that dog a bone,” commented one social media user. While another wrote: “Blue proved his loyalty; what an amazing dog.”
Many netizens expressed concern about the condition of the other dogs, to which one user wrote: “2 of the dogs have broken bones and will heal. They’re at a vet in LA.”
Meanwhile, Mr. Garrett’s brother Tyree updated The Epoch Times via phone of his condition, saying: “He’s doing pretty good. I mean, just a little beat up, right? It’s going to take him a while to get all the way healed, but he’s going to be okay.”
Baker County Sheriff’s Office thanked Baker County Search and Rescue, Pine Valley Rural Fire District, Halfway Ambulance, Life Flight, and the U.S. Forest Service for their assistance during the difficult rescue.
