Puppy who disappeared after crash found 13 days later

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Puppy who disappeared after crash found 13 days later

June 25, 2019

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A recently adopted puppy that disappeared after her owner crashed in Arizona survived 13 days in the mountains and has been reunited with her owner.

The Arizona Daily Sun reports volunteers found Bella, a 4-month-old mixed yellow lab, almost two weeks after driver Michael Crocker rolled over his SUV off the historic Route 66 in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Crocker was airlifted to a hospital in Phoenix after crashing his GMC Yukon Denali on May 14 but Bella was nowhere to be found. Cocker and Bella were on a cross-country trip from Alabama to Southern California.

A Humane Animal Rescue and Trapping Team member found the whimpering pup not too far from the crash site of broken glass and car parts.

Officials say Crocker and Bella are recovering together in Southern California.

https://apnews.com/d24b3e7d1bd1436281003d7f451e8b32


Dr. Jesse Saul, left, the owner of the Alpine Veterinary Clinic, poses alongside Justin Wolfe, the owner of United Towing and greyhound Ruger. The three played a fundamental role in saving the life of Bella. (Ben Shanahan, Arizona Daily Sun)

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Source: Arizona Daily Sun

Bella the miracle pup: 4 month old lab mix survives 13 days by I-40

Alexandra Wittenberg Arizona Daily Sun
Digital Content Producer, Reporter
Jun 23, 2019 Updated Jun 23, 2019

Michael Crocker doesn’t remember much from May 14. On a cross-country trip from Alabama, Michael was on Interstate 40 in east Flagstaff, heading home to Southern California with Bella – a 4-month-old mixed yellow lab that he had recently adopted from a shelter.

Michael does remember initially rolling his SUV off the highway, according to his stepmom, Mary Crocker.

Photos of the totaled silver GMC Yukon Denali show a shattered and broken windshield, crushed front bumper, bent and scratched hood, no windows and deflated tires barely hanging on to the rims.

Although he was in and out of consciousness, Michael does remember being airlifted to a hospital in Phoenix for treatments to his hand and he does remember being very distraught, asking repeatedly where Bella was, Mary said.

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Read more: https://azdailysun.com/news/bella-the-miracle-pup-month-old-lab-mix-survives-days/article_5c0cc823-48e6-5be6-aeca-fd5bf1c4cefa.html

[Bayard]

1. Poor puppy

Its a miracle she survived.

[Fla Dem]

2. If wasn't for the perseverance of Cheryl Naumann, Bella would have died in the desert.

Initially they had been looking in the wrong area. But after checking with the towing company, Cheryl Naumann found they had been looking in the wrong area. Although it was late in the day, she went to the new location to search. The rest as they say is history. Great story with photos and videos. Thanks.

“I was feeling for the area of the crash, taking video, panning and narrating when all of a sudden I heard whimpers in the distance,” Naumann said. “I was just shocked.”

Naumann immediately stopped filming, dropped the debris and hubcap that she had been holding and started running toward the noise. “It was clearly a puppy whimper crying out like, ‘I’m over here, I’m over here,’” she said.

Peeling away bushes and weeds, Naumann came upon a clump of shrubs just 10 feet from the highway. She parted the shrubs to reveal a tiny white bundle of fur.

“She was whimpering and looking up at me,” Naumann said of spotting Bella. “Her leash was hopelessly tangled around a bush.”

[3catwoman3]

3. What a heart-warming story.

The picture was a little puzzling at first. I'm a cat person, but even I knew "that ain't no lab mix," in the first photo -

[tblue37]

5. That greyhound was used as a blood donor when Bella was treated by the vet.

Here is Bella:

[3catwoman3]

7. I did immediately go on read the whole story and...

...watch each of the videos.

A hero dog!

OT - look at the size of the diamond on the hand of the woman taping down the IV. Yowza!

[More_Cowbell]

4. Lots of heroes in this story

Including the vets who came in on Memorial Day and one of their clients who brought in that greyhound, in the picture, to donate blood.

[tblue37]

6. Here she is in a video after being released from the vet clinic: