We arrived on the scene of a dog over a cliff near the tip of Discovery Park in Seattle, King County, and walked up the very short trail where Nash, a one year old Lab-Mastiff cross was down a cliff of about 25 feet. He ran along a path at the bottom of the drop-off …
WASART Stories
Wiley, Dog on Mailbox Peak Trail
We teamed up with King County Explorer Search and Rescue (ESAR) with a dog who needed help down Mailbox Peak Trail. German Shepherd Dog Wiley, is a two year old and 130 lbs. He was unable to walk more than a few feet at a time, so we took a litter and wheel up to …
Chloe, Dog Over Cliff
We got a call for a dog over a cliff on Saturday, July 7, in Skagit County. We put a call out for available members and sent them to the site in Darrington, WA. A 60 lb. border collie mix, Chloe, had fallen about 250 ft. and needed help back to her owners. The site …
Sheila, Dog Over A Cliff
August 16, 2016 We received a call for a dog over a cliff at Pt. Defiance Park in Tacoma. The dog, a 70ish lb Black Lab mix named Sheila had fallen over an abrupt drop off. Also on scene was Sheila’s owner and some of her friends. Our first responders arrived shortly before dark, though …
Shelby, Dog Over A Cliff
August 16, 2016 WASART received a call to assist with a dog over a steep slope. This time it was at Pinnacle Peak Park, near Enumclaw. Shelby, a 2 year old female Golden Retriever, had fallen over the edge about 1/2 mile up from the trailhead. The owner was out for a hike with two …
Tumble, Checking for Spooked Dog
July 8, 2016 We were requested on Vashon Island today for a dog who had fallen over an embankment a few days ago after being frightened by fireworks. (The following is a fairly detailed account of our response, but the summary is we did not find the missing dog.) We met up with fellow nonprofit …
Nooksack River Dog Rescue
May 25, 2016 Late last week, someone rented a cabin along the Nooksack River in Whatcom County. On a hike along the river, she noticed a dog on the other side barking for her attention. The slope the dog was on angled steeply up, and it didn’t seem like the dog could easily leave. There …
Honey the Horse Stuck in the Mud
May 25, 2016 As we were wrapping up this spring’s Fundamentals Training, we received a call about a horse in a creek in Everett. Part of the training involved the technical rescue team giving a demo on the bipod/tripod and various rope systems, so many of the technical responder were on site at the training, …
Baby Girl Pig Raise
May 25, 2016 We had a deployment to help out a 450 lb. pet pig who could not stand on her own. We rigged her with straps, loaded her onto the glide, and moved her under the tripod for the raise. Once on her feet with the straps supporting her weight in part, we worked …
Anakin, a Horse with a Past Gets a Lift
December 28, 2015 On Saturday, December 7, we were called to assist in raising a horse who was down and could not stand. A woman had rescued the horses only a couple of days before from a situation where neither horse was getting enough to eat. Both horses were thin, but one was much more …