The Coast Guard rescued a blind man and his guide dog Monday in southwest Oregon after they were stranded on a hiking trail for days in the heat.
A blind hiker and his guide dog are safe after being rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew when they became stranded for days in the heat on an Oregon hiking trail. The U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest announced an aircrew had rescued a 55-year-old man and his dog from the Rogue River Trail in southwest Oregon. The hiker, who officials said is legally blind, began hiking the trail with a friend and his guide dog July 3 and began to show symptoms of heat exhaustion July 6.
However, due to the remote location, rescue crews were not able to send help until Monday, when the friend arrived. In the early morning hours of Monday, a Bureau of Land Management ranger and two deputies from the Josephine County Sheriff's Office hiked 6 miles to help the hiker. And, by 9 a.m. local time, the man and his dog were located.
Commander Jay Kircher, the pilot in command of the rescue, told Fox News Digital it's important to note the hiker and his friend did everything right while waiting for aid. 'I think, importantly, he did the exact correct thing, which was to stay put and to stick with the plan that he came up with with his friend. If he had tried to walk out, you know, a day or so later, after his friend left, we may not have found him,' Kircher said.
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