Washington State Animal Response Team
On the evening of August 12th, we received a call about a horse named Dakota that had fallen through a wooden bridge on the Middle Fork trail. WASART deployed in partnership with King County Explorer Search and Rescue. The KCSAR Rapid Alpine Deployment Team was first on scene followed by responders from King County Explorer …
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On Sunday July 23rd, we received a call about an American Bulldog Cane Corso mix named Kahu who was on the new Mailbox trail and was unable to make it back to the trailhead. WASART responded in partnership with King County Search and Rescue Association. King County Search and Rescue’s Rapid Alpine Deployment (Team 1) …
On June 13th we received a call for assistance with a 30-year-old female Mustang horse named Summer. She laid down in her stall during the night and was unable to get up on her own. Her owner stated she had arthritis in her hind end but was an otherwise healthy horse. A veterinarian was on …
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 …
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 …
We responded on Labor Day to a call for a horse that had fallen through a wooden bridge in Snoqualmie. On arriving on scene, the Snoqualmie Fire Department and Emergency Management, Eastside Fire & Rescue, and a veterinarian were already managing the situation. As a plan was already being carried out, we readied equipment and …
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 …
On July 25, we received a call about a puppy named Layla who had gone over a cliff edge by Dirty Harry’s Balcony. Layla was stranded on a small ledge about 15 feet down. Her owner stated that she did not appear to be injured but there was no safe way to rescue her, …
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 …
Fortunately for all of us, Sam, a four-year-old 130 lb. Newfoundland wasn’t stranded too far up the Dirty Harry’s Balcony Trail. We’d gotten a call from Sam’s owner and headed out after getting permission from King County to do so. Our call coordinator also called our friends in King County Explorer Search and Rescue (ESAR) …
