A dog has been found alive after spending more than 50 hours alone in the Alaska wilderness following an avalanche that injured the two mountaineers she was hiking with.
LouLou, a 4-year-old poodle-husky mix, was accompanying the two experienced climbers in Chugach State Park on October 10 when an avalanche swept them approximately 500 feet down a mountain ridge, according to People. Both men survived, but suffered serious injuries and were taken to a hospital. LouLou, however, was nowhere to be found.
Lauren Padawer, the girlfriend of one of the injured hikers, was overseas celebrating her father’s 80th birthday when she learned about the incident. After confirming that both men had survived, she immediately began working to bring LouLou home.
“I just wanted to exhaust every resource I had and only give up [knowing] I did everything I could do,” Padawer told People, adding that she wasn’t sleeping much during the search.
Padawer contacted local pet rescue groups, hiking organizations, and mountaineering groups while also reaching out directly to dozens of people who might be able to help. More than 20 people eventually joined the effort, including volunteers on the ground and pilots Amanda Barker and Dave Beckett.
One potentially crucial clue was that LouLou was wearing an Apple AirTag, but the device’s initial location estimate was off by nearly half a mile, complicating the search in the rugged mountain terrain.
“On an ordinary map, that might not seem enormous. In the rugged Chugach Mountains, half a mile can mean an entirely different ridge, drainage, or mountainside especially with rapidly shifting and intermittently stormy weather,” Padawer wrote on Facebook.
Despite the challenges, the search continued. Barker and Beckett were able to get another signal from LouLou’s AirTag during their aerial search before the weather forced them to stop for the day.
Even from thousands of miles away, Padawer continued helping by comparing satellite imagery with other mapping tools to better understand the terrain where LouLou might be stranded. She eventually identified the area where the pilots had received another signal, helping narrow the search.
After approximately 50 hours alone in the wilderness, LouLou was found alive. Padawer was stunned when she received a photo confirming the dog’s rescue.
“I was shocked!” she told People. “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. It was too good to be true. I cried.”
Fortunately, LouLou appeared to have escaped the ordeal with relatively minor injuries, including a broken toe and a damaged canine tooth. Otherwise, Padawer said the dog was doing well and enjoying some much-needed rest at home. While she expressed gratitude for everyone who helped bring LouLou home, Padawer gave special recognition to Barker and Beckett for their role in the rescue.
“Their generosity, skill, and determination turned a desperate search into an extraordinary homecoming,” she wrote on Facebook.
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