North Shore Rescue (NSR) has found the missing dog that fell down a steep slope on Cypress.
Freeway’s image was shared by its owner with NSR. (Credit: North Shore Rescue / www.facebook.com/NorthShoreRescue/)
NSR had search teams on the lookout for Freeway, a dog who got away from his owner and fell down a steep slope at Mount Strachan on Monday, April 22.
Despite a rope rescue and drone teams, crews were not able to find the dog on Monday.
“Unfortunately, after extensive searching, the dog was not located,” NSR said in a social media post on Facebook.
Earlier Tuesday afternoon, NSR search teams and Cypress staff spotted Freeway alive.
The dog was uninjured.
“At least not seriously,” said NSR, in an updated social media post.
“Unfortunately, the dog is very scared and is running away, not approaching anyone.”
Crews tracked the dog off Cypress ski hill, through a parking lot, and continued south of the ski hill area.
At 3 p.m. they located Freeway near a washroom located on the West Cypress Creek Trail — the dog was still heading south at that time.
This map shows the route that Freeway, the dog, travelled. (Credit: North Shore Rescue / www.facebook.com/NorthShoreRescue/)
NSR says, search crews and the dog’s owner were in a “hot pursuit” but Freeway was too fast.
Just after 8:32 p.m. Tuesday evening, NSR posted an updated social media post stating Freeway was “found/grabbed and is back home with his humans.”
“Big thanks to everyone who shared our posts, kept an eye out and donated to help offset the cost of this search,” it said.