Body Of Missing Hiker Located After Devoted Dog Remains By His Side

[hlthe2b]

Dogs are truly the BEST of US

A search team “never would have located” the man’s body were it not for the barking of his dog, Daisy.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dog-stayed-by-missing-hiker-washington_n_5cc497a0e4b04eb7ff969294



Authorities in Washington state located the body of a 64-year-old man who died while hiking in the forest this week, and they say they couldn’t have done it if his dog hadn’t remained by his side.

“While this story has a sad ending, the love & loyalty of the missing man’s dog Daisy will amaze you,” the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office tweeted.

Link to tweet

The department said in a statement on Facebook that deputies and a search and rescue team began a search for the hiker at daybreak on Thursday. In Thursday’s early morning hours, the man’s wife had called 911, saying that her husband and the couple’s dog, Daisy, had gone for a hike on Wednesday but not returned home after dark. --snip--

The search team ultimately located the man’s vehicle and began searching nearby, but didn’t make any breakthroughs until an hour later, when one person heard a barking dog.

The deputy followed the sound and spotted Daisy “up a very steep embankment,” the statement said. It then took about a 30-minute hike through “thick woods and brush” to get to Daisy, who was near the man’s body. The man had apparently fallen and died from his injuries.

[abqtommy]

1. If only we had

political and religious leaders as dedicated as Daisy!

[democratisphere]

3. Dogs have loyalty and integrity. Political and religious

so-called leaders not so much.

[emmaverybo]

2. So sad

She was trying to get him help. Humanity’s best friend ever.

[mr_lebowski]

4. The Feels ... so sad but heartwarming at the same time ... Daisy looks like a Pittie-Mix to me (nt)

[demmiblue]

5. That poor little pupper.

[Evolve Dammit]

6. If only "mankind" had this kind of loyalty and commitment to each other...

[Karadeniz]

7. Maybe we should revisit the eagle as the national symbol!

[Silver Gaia]

8. Sweet Daisy! Poor girl... she must be so sad and confused now.

I hope someone kind will be giving this brave and loyal girl a loving new home. Bless her.

[Scarsdale]

10. The hiker's wife

reported them missing. Daisy will be home with her now. Good dog, barking for help.

[Silver Gaia]

12. Oh good! Thank you.

They will have each other in their sorrow. This is good.

[Honeycombe8]

9. Poor thing. He was probably scared and upset, not knowing what to do.

He just stuck by his dad. Good boy. If he had taken off, he might have been lost forever and the man's body never found.

Dogs are amazing.

[misanthrope]

11. "The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog."

Attributed to numerous people over the years, including Mark Twain, this quote's origins are murky. That doesn't detract from its veracity for many of us, though.

[appalachiablue]

13. Great pooch, 'Man's Best Friend' indeed. Master must have had a

very bad fall to pass from injuries. A shame he wasn't detected sooner, but glad the devoted pooch was by his side.

[dalton99a]

14. Kick