A dog saved a hiker injured in the Croatian Velebit mountains by lying on top of him for 13 hours until they were rescued.
The dog, called North, kept Grga Brkic warm after he was injured in a fall while out hiking and was unable to move. The other two hikers with him were unable to reach them, so they raised the alarm.
First responders credited the eight-month-old Alaskan Malamute with having helped keep Brkic safe.
Nearly 30 first responders eventually reached the injured hiker where he was stranded, nearly 1,800 meters above sea level.
'The minutes and seconds before they arrived were so slow,' Brkic told Croatian media.
'This little dog is a real miracle,' his owner told. The dog itself emerged none the worse from the experience, he added.
Croatia's mountain rescue service has nevertheless warned against taking dogs for hikes in difficult conditions, especially during harsh winter weather when specialised climbing equipment is required.
The dog, called North, kept Grga Brkic warm after he was injured in a fall while out hiking and was unable to move. The other two hikers with him were unable to reach them, so they raised the alarm.
First responders credited the eight-month-old Alaskan Malamute with having helped keep Brkic safe.
The incident happened when the group went for a weekend hike in the Velebit mountain range along the country's Adriatic coastline.
'Friendship and love between man and dog have no boundaries,' Croatia's mountain rescue service said in a Facebook post.
Nearly 30 first responders eventually reached the injured hiker where he was stranded, nearly 1,800 meters above sea level.
'The minutes and seconds before they arrived were so slow,' Brkic told Croatian media.
'This little dog is a real miracle,' his owner told. The dog itself emerged none the worse from the experience, he added.
Croatia's mountain rescue service has nevertheless warned against taking dogs for hikes in difficult conditions, especially during harsh winter weather when specialised climbing equipment is required.
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