Injured Dog on Lost Coast Hike Rescued by Southern Humboldt Tech Rescue and Locals
“Aurora [Studebaker] and I got home about an hour before the call came in,” explained Kai Ostrow. The two geared back up and with a third member of their team headed out to rescue the hiker and the dog.
The pads on the feet of a 90-pound Malamute had been worn out by the hike, explained Southern Humboldt County Technical Rescue Public Information Officer Thomas Norris.
The hiker had attempted to carry out his large canine but soon realized that it couldn’t be accomplished and called for help.
After hiking for hours, the Tech Rescue team reached the injured dog and its owners right about dark, Ostrow said.
“With the help of locals in the area, we transported the malamute and its owners to safety,” said Kai Ostrow.
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I hope the hiker makes an approprate donation😊
And treats the poor doggie better in the future too🐕
Booties!
The dog needs more exercise to make his pads tough. My dog could follow me on my horse for 6hrs at a time over rough terrain in the high wilderness mountains of Utah and loved it.
So glad all are safe What would we do with out people like them who just got done with a fire and went out again To save a man and his dog A firefighter off duty saved us on 299 The man was driving down to Eureka We lost are are motor on a turn could not move could have been killed at any time he turned around and towed us off road He was from the Willow Creek Fire Dept
He sounds like a good guy.
We have taken our dogs to Black Sands Beach….not realizing the black sand is sharp and incredibly hot. If you go there take off your shoes and check it out. Once our dog walked back to the truck with our socks tied up on her feet. There should be a warning sign on the beach and be put in the prep guide for hikers taking their dogs.
Kudos to Kai & Aurora!!!
Should blm allow dogs in the backcountry to shit all over the pristine trails. NOT.
Because the bears don’t shit in the woods ? Or all the other critters for that matter! . Maybe you should run around out there with a bunch of little plastic bags and clean up bear shit. [edit]
TAI’s comment was kind of snippy, but there is some truth to it. Dogs, unlike animals that live in the wild, eat mostly man-made garbage (read: non-biodegradable).
Headwaters trail is always littered with dog droppings. I’ve seen people let their dog do it’s business in the middle of the trail and just keep on walking. A sin made even worse by the fact that the trail offers poopbags at convenient intervals.
Are you joking??? Dog shit in the woods? I take it your not a dog person? Just wondering (I’m doing a survey) did you vote for #45???
You are so silly🐕🐗🐿🐾🦅🐀🐐🐻
Maybe they should outlaw elk poop also? Seriously just take a bag and realize their is no poop fairy.
Good job rescue team.
Terrible job dog owner.