On the afternoon of December 10th, we received a call about a shepherd dog that was stuck across the Wallace River in Sultan, WA. The dog was stranded in an area of the river with a high embankment of dense brush as well as approximately 40 feet of thick blackberry bushes behind the location. He …
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Fisher, Injured Dog on Tin Cup Joe Falls Trail
We received a call late in the evening of August 26th for assistance with a 90-pound Labrador Retriever named Fisher. He had collapsed while hiking with his owner on the Tin Cup Joe Falls Trail, off the Middle Fork Trail in North Bend, and was unable to make it back to the trailhead. We reached …
Emmett, Injured Dog on Pacific Crest Trail
On August 11, we received a call requesting help for a Belgian Malinois named Emmett. The owner communicated via InReach device that Emmett had a traumatic injury to the knee with bleeding and swelling. They were hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail, camped above Spectacle Lake. Due to the location, this deployment would require a …
Cowboy, Horse Needing A Lift Up
On July 21, we had the opportunity to help a sweet Appaloosa horse get back on his feet. We received a call for a horse that was down in Monroe. Our technical rescue team arrived with the equipment truck to find Cowboy, 32 years old, unable to rise in his stall. The owner stated he …
Gus, Dog Over a Cliff
The call we received was for a dog over a cliff near the Cedar River Trailhead. Arriving on scene, our first responder on scene was able to spot the dog, Gus. He was not visible from the top but thanks to a tracking collar he wore, the owners knew approximately where he was. One stayed …
Roberta, Cow in a Ravine
The call came in as “cow down cliff, caught in trees, 3 years old, feisty”. On site, we found a rust-colored cow about 50 feet down a steep incline. She stood in some brush and watched us, tossing her head nervously as more people arrived on site and looked over the edge. Arriving shortly after …
Bella, Dog Over Cliff at Youngs Creek
This weekend’s call was for Bella, a 50ish lb dog, a Doodle, who waited at the bottom of a cliff, tucked between the Youngs Creek and the ravine wall she’d fallen down. She rested in some shallow water. The call came in a couple of hours before dark. We sent out a call to our …
Mason, Dog on Greider Lake Trail
Usually when people call us, it’s through the emergency number, and when it’s for Snohomish County, we respond with the permission or by request of the Sheriff’s Office. Snohomish County has a lot of trails without cell service, so if someone needs rescue service by either us or regular search and rescue, there’s a long …
Leo, Dog Over Cliff in Snohomish
We received a call about a dog over a cliff in Mukilteo in Snohomish County, WA. Our subject was a lab-Airdale mix, weighing about 50 lbs named Leo. We had a responder meet with Officer Duke, an animal control officer (ACO) for Snohomish County. Our responder scouted the area and determined this would be a …
Flint, Dog Over Cliff in Snohomish
We received a call for a dog over a cliff in Arlington, WA, in Snohomish County. We put a call out to the team, knowing it may be a fairly technical rescue. Once our first responder on site confirmed it would be. It was the middle of the work day and most of our technical …