The poor dog might have been down there for more than a workweek with no food and only special water . He weighed 20 pound fewer than he should ’ve when he was rescued .
A frump who latch on 30 feet into an Indiana pit and exist there for day is now miraculously back with his family after a happenstance rescue and an vastly happy reunion .
Black - and - bloodless Hawkeye escaped his home a little over two workweek ago , Harrison County Animal ControlDirector April Breeden say Daily Paws . That ’s when he likely fall into the deep cavity in the Dewey Hickman Nature Preserve — days before cavers who were hypothecate to be someplace else bechance to pass through .
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" We experience like he was possibly down there the whole clip because of how emaciate he was , " Breeden say .
When he was rescue Sept. 4 , Hawkeye count only a little over 51 pounds when he should ’ve tipped the scales around 75 Irish punt . How did he pull through ? An upturned turtle shell was able-bodied to collect urine , and he could ’ve licked the cave ’s wet - covered wall , Breeden says . unluckily , he probably ate his own feces as well for living .
The cavers exploring the sphere Saturday were n’t originally going to be there . The ongoingCOVID-19 pandemiccanceled their original program , so they opted to visit the conserve alternatively , a " very lucky " change of architectural plan to Breeden .
As describedon Facebook , thefine group of caverssaw apparent motion at the bottom of the colliery and determined it was a dog . After seeing scratch marks on the side of the pit , they suppose Hawkeye ’s apprehension had catch on a offshoot and suspend him halfway up the pit before he could liberate himself and light to the bottom . The cavers rappelled down and revoke the good boy to condom .
They then go door to room access near the preserve to see if they could see Hawkeye ’s dwelling , but they come up empty . If they had gone the opposite instruction from the pit , they would ’ve quickly found his family , Breeden tell . Instead , he spent the night in a friendly domicile before heading to animal control on Sunday .
After a few local news stations told Hawkeye ’s story , his family fuck where to collect him . as luck would have it , there ’s a video of the magic moment . Hawkeye ’s tail went into overdrive while his dad told him how much he missed him before thank one of the cavers .
" That was phenomenal , " Breeden says . " He was so happy to see them . The gentleman was so rapt . "
We sure would be , too .
