Dog's 4-Mile Journey Saves Owner Trapped in Oregon Ravine
Brandon Garrett's whippet, Blue, alerted rescuers after a car crash left Garrett stranded overnight in a steep ravine.
- Garrett's truck crashed off a remote road in northeastern Oregon, leaving him unable to self-rescue.
- Blue, one of Garrett's four dogs, ran nearly four miles to a campsite to alert family members.
- Rescue teams used chainsaws and a rope pulley system to reach and extract Garrett from the ravine.
- Garrett and his three other dogs were found alive; he suffered a cracked ankle and other injuries.
- The dramatic rescue has drawn widespread praise for Blue's heroic actions.