BAKER CO., Ore. (WANE) — A dog ran four miles to help save its owner after he crashed over an embankment in Baker County, Oregon. The crash happened in early June as the driver was on his way to a camp to meet up with family.
The man failed to negotiate a curve, causing him and his four dogs to plummet off an embankment, according to the Baker County Sheriff’s Department. One of the dogs traveled four miles to the camp after the crash, which alerted the family something was wrong.
The man was able to crawl about 100 yards from his vehicle, where he remained overnight. The next morning his family searched and located his vehicle. The three remaining dogs were also found alive at the crash scene, according to police.
Rescue crews responded finding the vehicle and a dog in the steep, brushy ravine. Police heard the driver yelling for help. They found him above a creek. Police rendered first aid while firefighters and US Forest Service employees used chainsaws to clear a path to rescue the man, according to police.
The rescue team set up multiple ropes to get the man out of the ravine. They were able to load him into a rescue basket and pull him up the ravine through a highline rope system. A helicopter was waiting for him, and he was taken to a hospital, police said.