It took a satellite SOS, a veterinarian and a long hike by rescuers to get one injured dog out of the Mount Jefferson Wilderness in Oregon.
Near Jorn Lake on July 22, hiker Astrid Scholz’s dog, Monster, suffered a deep laceration that left him unable to keep moving, according to KEZI.
At about 10 a.m., Scholz sent an SOS from her Garmin device, KEZI reported. Ric Lentz, search-and-rescue coordinator for the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, stayed in touch with Scholz through the Garmin device and started organizing a response.
Scholz also told rescuers that Monster was becoming more aggressive because of pain.
Before help arrived, Scholz improvised a harness and covered about 4.8 kilometres with Monster, reaching Duffy Lake on her own.
From there, members of the Linn County Sheriff’s Office search-and-rescue team and Dr. Harrison Reid, a veterinarian at Reid Veterinary Hospital in Albany, walked the remaining 6.4 kilometres to reach them.
After Monster was sedated, the crew carried him back out to the trailhead at Duffy Lake.
KEZI reported that Monster was doing well. The outlet also reported that the Linn County Sheriff’s Office thanked Dr. Harrison Reid for donating his time and expertise during the rescue.
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