Dogs survive plane crash and tornado in recent news

Two days after finding a pilot killed in his Cessna in Yolo National Park, park employees, Chris Gooliaff and J.P. Kors, returned to the scene to find his dog alive and happy to see them.

While recovering the body of Ed Fedaji on Wednesday, they spotted blood and dog footprints leaving the site, but they were not able to return until Friday.

Armed with dog biscuits and hope, they traveled by snowmobile and skis to the site of the crash, hoping to find Rusty the Border Collie. But it was more like Rusty found them. Before they reached the site, they could hear him barking, and when they called his name he came bounding toward them.

"To actually find something living and very friendly makes you feel a little better but our condolences go out to a family who lost a treasured member.

"He followed us all the way back," said Gooliaff, adding the dog eagerly piled onto his co-worker's lap for the snowmobile ride down to a parking lot.

The dog appeared in good health and spirits, but was taken to a vet before being returned to Fedaj's family. Source

A recent tornado in Girard, Illinois demolished houses and uprooted trees.

The Rhodes family and four of their dogs rode out the storm in the basement of their farmhouse, but Patch their 14-year-old Sheepdog mix had other ideas about where he wanted to spend his time.

After the tornado passed they found that all of the fencing was gone, all 100 trees were down, part of the roof and siding were missing, outbuildings were flattened and Patch was no place in sight. They spent the rest of the evening walking through the debris calling Patch.

The next morning Mrs. Rhodes alerted their veterinarian in case anyone brought in an injured pet. Not long after, she was notified that Patch had been found four miles from their home by a neighbor who farms the land next to their property.

Remarkably, even though the old dog had been swept up by the tornado and carried miles away, he was not injured.

Comments

[Joan]

Some dogs are like cockroaches, but in a good way in their ability to survive. They are amazing.

[Anne Gibert]

Oh, thanks for some happy endings. I know they can't always be, but it's so good to have a few reports of survival amid disaster.

[jansfunnyfarm]

We like happy endings too!

[Khyra]

I'm sure our pals named Rusty say it is all in the name!

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra

[Tracey]

These survival stories are incredible, and so wonderful to read about.

[Linda]

These two stories are just wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

Linda
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[cube]

Bittersweet story. Hope getting back the dog helps the family with their grief.