Missing dogs rescued after being stuck between fence and lava flow
- 6 years ago
BIG ISLAND, HAWAII — When the Kilauea volcano began erupting on Hawaii's Big Island, humans were not the only ones fleeing for their lives.
As firefighters arrived to help Carol Hosely and her pets evacuate her Leilani Estates home, the two dogs decided to take off in a panic, according to Hawaii News Now.
Hosely's Jack Russell pug mix Brus was terrified of men and decided to make a run for it with his friend Little Dude, a black terrier mix.
Volunteers from Aloha Ilio Rescue, where Brus was adopted from just six months ago, aided Hosley in the search for the two missing dogs.
After 10 days, volunteers found the dogs trapped between a cooled lava flow and a fence line. They had gotten stuck behind a fence and couldn't get out because of the lava surrounding them.
The rescue group worked their way through grass and climbed through a fence to rescue the pups, who had been bitten by red ants and were badly shaken.
For now, the pups will be staying with the rescue group until Hosley finds permanent housing.
As firefighters arrived to help Carol Hosely and her pets evacuate her Leilani Estates home, the two dogs decided to take off in a panic, according to Hawaii News Now.
Hosely's Jack Russell pug mix Brus was terrified of men and decided to make a run for it with his friend Little Dude, a black terrier mix.
Volunteers from Aloha Ilio Rescue, where Brus was adopted from just six months ago, aided Hosley in the search for the two missing dogs.
After 10 days, volunteers found the dogs trapped between a cooled lava flow and a fence line. They had gotten stuck behind a fence and couldn't get out because of the lava surrounding them.
The rescue group worked their way through grass and climbed through a fence to rescue the pups, who had been bitten by red ants and were badly shaken.
For now, the pups will be staying with the rescue group until Hosley finds permanent housing.