Dog Runs 4 Miles to Get Help After Owner Accidentally Drives Off Embankment

Published on June 11, 2024

An Oregon man who drove off an embankment with four dogs in his car was saved by one of the dogs, who ran four miles through the woods to let his family members know that he needed help. According to a press release from the Baker County Sheriff’s Office posted to Facebook, Brandon Garrett was heading to a campsite to meet up with a work colleague on the afternoon of June 2 when he missed a curve and ran off the embankment into a 100-foot ravine. The next morning at approximately 9:30 a.m., Mr. Garrett’s brother Tyree called the police to report that Mr. Garrett had not made it to the campsite and that he had found his brother’s vehicle in a “steep, brushy ravine” but could not reach it or him....