5 days ago, you may recall I reported on a dog that had been left behind when his owner was airlifted out of the back country and the dog was scared off by the helicopter. Good news. Thank you, VWA for your diligence on this. Here is the recovery story:
Hi All,
As most/all of you know, a dog named Ruger was left behind at Cienega Camp when his sick owner was airlifted to the hospital. Many of you have been wondering/worrying about Ruger.
Colleen, Gino, and one other volunteer hiked in on Sunday to try to find and rescue Ruger, but had no luck. Another backpacker heard a dog near Cienega Camp Sunday afternoon, just before Colleen and crew got there; he stayed the night hoping to attract the dog, but did not see or hear anything more of Ruger. Ruger’s owner (Garrett) recovered and was released from the hospital and went back in to Cienega on Monday (with help from Connie and Joaquin) to try to locate his dog. I just received a text from Garrett’s mom saying that Garrett found Ruger and that both have made it out to PBSSP campground in Big Sur.
I am still crying…I am a sucker for a happy dog reuniting story.