A pet whippet sprinted four miles to save his owner after their truck fell into a canyon in Oregon.
On June 2, Brandon Garrett’s truck overturned on an embankment in a densely wooded section of the state near the Idaho border while driving with his four dogs.
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The man’s family had no idea what had happened to him until his whippet, Blue, arrived at a friend’s campsite and warned them that something was wrong.
Garrett and the dog, who had glass trapped in his snout, were supposed to return to the campsite hours earlier but didn’t show up, according to The New York Times.
Garrett’s brother, Tyree, sounded the alarm, and an overnight search began in inclement weather to locate the missing 62-year-old.
According to officials, Tyree found his brother’s truck in the ravine the next day and summoned rescuers.
Baker County Sheriff Travis Ash arrived on the scene and heard a man call for assistance while they were looking for an access point to the creek.
Garrett was 100 yards from the truck, above the water, where he had crawled to safety.
The sheriff’s department provided first aid at the scene, while Pine Valley Rural Fire volunteers and US Forest Service staff used chainsaws to clear a passage.
When rescuers arrived, they lifted the man into a basket and dragged him out of the gorge using a rope system. They then transported him to a regional hospital.
The other three canines were discovered alive at the scene, although they had been damaged in the event. One of the dogs underwent surgery for a broken hip and femur. Another dog had a broken leg in two places.
