A border collie separated from her owner during a hiking accident was found alive at the base of a waterfall in a remote New Zealand region after nearly a week of searching, rescuers said.
The dog, Molly, 4, was located on Tuesday near the Southern Alps, close to where she was last seen.
Molly had gone missing after her owner, Jessica Johnston, fell nearly 55m during a hike in rugged terrain in the Arahura Valley on 24 March near the town of Hokitika.
Ms Johnston survived the fall and was airlifted out with serious injuries, but Molly disappeared in the chaos, leaving little hope she could endure the harsh conditions alone.
Despite the odds, a small helicopter team – made up of experienced volunteers – decided to try.
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Gay_Asian_Boy on
Looks like the owner fell down the waterfall as well. Poor girl
HOTDOGVNDR on
Did anyone else think the dog had headphones on when they showed him in the helicopter?
Popular_Tomorrow_204 on
Dog was at least as happy as her hoomans
queenmaryanne on
Big salute to all the rescuer ❤️
Guilty_One85 on
Awe what an awesome reunion!! Kudos on those rescuers for nor giving up on molly and actuality finding her abs reuniting her with her owner!!
ruinsit on
I want to live in a society that will send a helicopter to rescue a dog; not one that sends planes to ship off citizens to South American gulags because their skin is brown.
Aware_Cheesecake_519 on
Happy ending
Caddaric on
Didn’t plan to start my day with tears, yet here we are. So glad to see them reunited.
DBFargie on
Aww that’s awesome. I’m glad they went back for her.
t9shatan on
Was probably looking for that pen
pidgeytouchesyou on
I’d the dog or human fall in the waterfall? Lol thought the dog at first until I saw the splint
Ninknock on
This story helped an otherwise shitty day when it became breaking news
hcott on
I just fucking cried my eyes out.
motoxim on
Nice
Someone_Pooed on
I can’t imagine the sense of relief she must be feeling.
DurantIsStillTheKing on
Falling from a waterfall is scary enough, what more getting lost in the wilderness and had no idea what to do.
matteblackpeace on
🥹
friskevision on
What’s the story with the smaller dog?
letshaveforce on
Sometimes its good to start the day with some happy tears.
BumbaclotGinny on
I would literally go the length of the universe back-and-forth 350 kajillion zillion tazillion times over if it meant that I would have a 1% chance of saving my dog or cat from whatever dangerous situation that it is in
funderstruck-------- on
This is the type of good news I needed to see to start my day. Always wholesome to see a dog and owner reunite.
Siliciium on
Is the smaller dog there to reassure the border collie that it’s safe to be in a helicopter?
frankenpoopies on
Good boy
Tart6096 on
Doggos show us so much love they fill our hearts with so much love and reduce us to tears😭I’m glad they found you sweet pup!💖
f_n_a_ on
This happened to me once, only I didn’t have a helicopter to help me. I hiked to a waterfall with my dog. I didn’t tell anyone I was going. I just decided to go for a hike. We got to the top and I turned around for a second to grab my camera and the next thing I saw was paw prints along the rocks to the edge and my dog was gone. There was two levels to this waterfall in the first drop was only 20 or so feet but the second was about 100 feet. There was no real trail to get down to the bottom of the waterfall, but I had to go and see if she was actually OK or not. I got to the second level, and sure enough she was on the other side. I had to jump across the dry rocks to get to her, and she was OK when I got there. But there was absolutely no way to get back up other than the way I came so I had to scoop her up and try to get back across. We slipped. I still held onto her, but I was slowly drifting towards the edge and at the very last moment, and I mean my left foot was over the edge, my right foot caught a dry rock and then we were able to stop. We were pretty much in the middle and it was about 6 feet to the other edge and I tossed my dog and was able to get back to the other side and get her up. We both almost died that day and I don’t know how long it would’ve been for anyone to even find us. So the moral of the story is to keep your dog on a leash and tell a buddy when you’re going on a hike.
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A border collie separated from her owner during a hiking accident was found alive at the base of a waterfall in a remote New Zealand region after nearly a week of searching, rescuers said.
The dog, Molly, 4, was located on Tuesday near the Southern Alps, close to where she was last seen.
Molly had gone missing after her owner, Jessica Johnston, fell nearly 55m during a hike in rugged terrain in the Arahura Valley on 24 March near the town of Hokitika.
Ms Johnston survived the fall and was airlifted out with serious injuries, but Molly disappeared in the chaos, leaving little hope she could endure the harsh conditions alone.
Despite the odds, a small helicopter team – made up of experienced volunteers – decided to try.
[Full story](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/new-zealand-molly-border-collie-rescued-b2949781.html)
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Looks like the owner fell down the waterfall as well. Poor girl
Did anyone else think the dog had headphones on when they showed him in the helicopter?
Dog was at least as happy as her hoomans
Big salute to all the rescuer ❤️
Awe what an awesome reunion!! Kudos on those rescuers for nor giving up on molly and actuality finding her abs reuniting her with her owner!!
I want to live in a society that will send a helicopter to rescue a dog; not one that sends planes to ship off citizens to South American gulags because their skin is brown.
Happy ending
Didn’t plan to start my day with tears, yet here we are. So glad to see them reunited.
Aww that’s awesome. I’m glad they went back for her.
Was probably looking for that pen
I’d the dog or human fall in the waterfall? Lol thought the dog at first until I saw the splint
This story helped an otherwise shitty day when it became breaking news
I just fucking cried my eyes out.
Nice
I can’t imagine the sense of relief she must be feeling.
Falling from a waterfall is scary enough, what more getting lost in the wilderness and had no idea what to do.
🥹
What’s the story with the smaller dog?
Sometimes its good to start the day with some happy tears.
I would literally go the length of the universe back-and-forth 350 kajillion zillion tazillion times over if it meant that I would have a 1% chance of saving my dog or cat from whatever dangerous situation that it is in
This is the type of good news I needed to see to start my day. Always wholesome to see a dog and owner reunite.
Is the smaller dog there to reassure the border collie that it’s safe to be in a helicopter?
Good boy
Doggos show us so much love they fill our hearts with so much love and reduce us to tears😭I’m glad they found you sweet pup!💖
This happened to me once, only I didn’t have a helicopter to help me. I hiked to a waterfall with my dog. I didn’t tell anyone I was going. I just decided to go for a hike. We got to the top and I turned around for a second to grab my camera and the next thing I saw was paw prints along the rocks to the edge and my dog was gone. There was two levels to this waterfall in the first drop was only 20 or so feet but the second was about 100 feet. There was no real trail to get down to the bottom of the waterfall, but I had to go and see if she was actually OK or not. I got to the second level, and sure enough she was on the other side. I had to jump across the dry rocks to get to her, and she was OK when I got there. But there was absolutely no way to get back up other than the way I came so I had to scoop her up and try to get back across. We slipped. I still held onto her, but I was slowly drifting towards the edge and at the very last moment, and I mean my left foot was over the edge, my right foot caught a dry rock and then we were able to stop. We were pretty much in the middle and it was about 6 feet to the other edge and I tossed my dog and was able to get back to the other side and get her up. We both almost died that day and I don’t know how long it would’ve been for anyone to even find us. So the moral of the story is to keep your dog on a leash and tell a buddy when you’re going on a hike.
Who’s peeling onions?
Can we talk about the rescue dog sidekick?
No doggie left behind