{"id":5697,"date":"2025-09-21T01:50:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T01:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=5697"},"modified":"2025-09-21T01:50:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T01:50:33","slug":"deaf-hiker-falls-700-feet-but-when-rescuers-finally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=5697","title":{"rendered":"Deaf hiker falls 700 feet, but when rescuers finally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amelia\u2019s Fall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty-one-year-old Amelia Milling, who is deaf, set out on a solo three-day hike in Alaska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But disaster struck when she slipped, tumbling over 600 feet down a snowy mountainside before crashing into a boulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though unhurt, she was stranded and lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/readupdatednews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/girl12-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15693\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Unexpected Rescuer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As Amelia struggled to find her way, a white dog appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At first she feared it was a wolf\u2014but it wore a collar reading&nbsp;<em>\u201cguide.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The husky, named Nanook, worked as a trail guide dog helping lost hikers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/readupdatednews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/yout-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15694\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heroic Companion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nanook stayed with Amelia overnight, then saved her again when river currents dragged her under, pulling her safely to shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/readupdatednews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fhjaf-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15695\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safe at Last<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amelia activated her GPS beacon, and rescuers flew her to safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/readupdatednews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/heli12-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15697\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But she insists her real savior was Nanook. Police chief Eric Olsen agreed:&nbsp;<em>\u201cHe\u2019s Alaska\u2019s version of Lassie.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deaf, injured hiker credits survival with dog that appeared out of nowhere\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fmxt7NZzmmU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amelia\u2019s Fall Twenty-one-year-old Amelia Milling, who is deaf, set out on a solo three-day hike in Alaska. 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