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Do dogs have guardian angels?

Sometimes it really seems that way...

A couple from Oregon, Shauna McHugh and Tobias Swanson, stopped at a scenic overlook at Crater Lake National Park.

When they got out of their Volkswagen Passat, they forgot to put on the emergency brake.

With McHugh’s dog, Haley, still in the car, it rolled backward across the parking lot for approximately 100 feet and then plunged over the brink of the caldera.

As the car tumbled down the abyss, Haley, a Dingo-Akita mix, jumped, fell, or was plucked by her guardian angel-dog out of the open sunroof. It took her around 15 minutes to make her way approximately 600 feet to the top of the slope to rejoin her owner.

The car, however, broke apart as it plunged 1,100 feet down to the lake, scattering parts of the engine, transmission, chassis, drive train, and personal belongings all along the rocky wall.

Although dog and humans are safe, cleaning up the debris is going to be a massive job for park workers. The slope is long and steep, covered with loose rock. Snow begins to accumulate in October which would make removal difficult and the melting snow in the spring could carry contaminants from the wreck into the pristine lake.

Plans are being made to use a helicopter to remove the larger pieces followed by climbers rappelling over the side to remove the remaining debris.

Park officials are reminding people to set their emergency brakes, but the last time a car crashed down into the lake was October, 1922. The story

Posted by Jan on September 20, 2010 | Permalink

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Wow! That is one lucky dog!! Good thing those angels were watching out. We will actually be up at Crater Lake in just a couple weeks. We've lived near for about a year, and haven't made the drive yet! (Takes visitors from out-of-state to get us there) :)

Posted by:Tammy |September 20, 2010 at 08:29 AM

I'm sure you won't forget to set your emergency brake after reading this.

Posted by:Jan |September 20, 2010 at 08:34 AM

sometimes I think Dogs are guardian angels. great story.

Posted by:jackie |September 20, 2010 at 09:17 AM

I'm glad the dog is safe. I wonder who pays for all that and whether those people have insurance to cover it.

Posted by:Anne Gibert |September 20, 2010 at 11:35 AM

Holy cow! That dog should buy a lottery ticket, that was one seriously miraclous escape!!

Posted by:Karen Friesecke |September 20, 2010 at 11:54 AM

That is some experience fur all!

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra

Posted by:Khyra |September 20, 2010 at 01:02 PM

What a story! This sounds like a movie I would see on the Lifetime channel... um, not that I watch the Liftetime channel ;-)

Posted by:cube |September 20, 2010 at 01:30 PM

What an amazing escape for that dog!

Posted by:Clive |September 20, 2010 at 02:24 PM

Wow That dog is such a lucky pup. It's so amazing that she got clear of the falling tumbling car uninjured. Even though she wasn't hurt it still must've been a frightening experience for her.

Posted by:Tony |September 21, 2010 at 07:05 AM

Lucky dog! And I imagine the owners will be getting a rather large cleanup bill.

Posted by:Dennis the Vizsla |September 21, 2010 at 07:20 AM

i agree with jackie that dogs are guardian angels for us humans.

i'm glad the pup is safe. what a horrible thing to happen.

Posted by:the 4Bs |September 21, 2010 at 08:26 AM

Why not!!!? If we have guardian angels then so does everything/one else!

Great story!

Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com

P.S. I would hate to have to foot that clean up bill.

Posted by:Linda |September 21, 2010 at 10:38 AM

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