Deaf, injured hiker credits survival with dog that appeared out of nowhere

Amelia Milling, 21, was hiking and fell 300-feet down a snow-covered mountain side when a trained husky, Nanook, dragged her toward a shoreline where Milling activated GPS for rescuers.
2:22 | 06/25/18

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We are back with the hero husky appearing out of nowhere to help an injured hiker wld fell down the side of a mountain then grapped in a river. But THA hus without cannabis treats stayed beside her throughout it all. Benitez has the story. Reporter: Exactly the story we need. This is a story about chance meeting between a lost, injured, deaf hiker and a persistent husky that didverything to save her life. This morning a ion between human and if 21-year-old Amelia milling looks happyo see nookie the sky, it's because she says he saved her life. Just last Tuesday milling who is deaf was hiking fell00 feet Dow a sn-covered mountainside cng with a large Boulder before falng another 300 to 4 feet. Nook practicching her fall. I thought he was a wolf but saw the collith the tag and it said path G and I realized he's here to hel him. Repter: Nanook, ak nookie, a tra guide dog trained to help L lost hikers BAC T the route STA with the injured woman. The tw camping out overnight, nookie never leaving her side. That helped moo he have some more mation to keep going. Reporter: The next morning almo hours after first falling, milling attempting to leave tryingo cross a river, but the strong current dragging her un the water. Nookiee and grabbed the shoulder strap of my backpack and pulled it out then I got up on theshore. Reporter: That's when mng vated her spot, a gps device that ledcuers to her. The D was with her and helpescue her. Affinding out wd a al-life hero dog, I cold up the owner and say we happen to haver dog and I'm up in ask corps Raj. Shari ad with milling on tt trail. The pair surviving on their for jerky. And she broughtookie some beef Y for that reunn. I want to show you the device that she ultimatelsed to call for help. This is called a S gps ce. It I cheap. It's about50 bucks but tracks you everywhere around held an has an sos button you can use to call for help it's incredi helpful for hikers. So has nookie done T before. Yes, helped little girl get out of that same river. Amazing dog. Thanks so mu O.

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