A dog helped his owner be rescued after his vehicle fell down a steep ravine in a rugged area of northeastern Oregon, authorities said.
A man was driving with his four dogs on a remote US Forest Service road on June 2 when he plunged into a ravine, the Baker County Police Department said in a news release posted on Facebook. One of the dogs traveled about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) to where the man was camping with his family, alerting them that something was wrong, according to the statement.
His family located his vehicle the next day and called the emergency number 911 since they could not go down the steep terrain. Upon arrival, authorities found the man about 100 yards (90 meters) from the car after hearing him scream for help. He had managed to crawl out of the vehicle after the serious accident, the statement said.
U.S. Forest Service workers used chainsaws to cut a path through the vegetation for search and rescue teams, who established a complex rope system that stretched from one side of the ravine to the other.
Once they were able to reach the man, the authorities placed him on a rescue stretcher and hooked it to the ropes, which were then used as a pulley system to carry him to the other side of the ravine, through which he was running. a stream, according to images shared by the police department.
The man was taken by helicopter to a regional hospital, authorities said. His other three dogs were found alive at the scene of the accident.
