A misplaced Australian Shepherd, named Nanuq, survives an unbelievable 150-mile journey throughout the frozen Bering Sea earlier than safely returning to his dwelling in Alaska.
Mandy Iworrigan, Nanuq’s proprietor who lives in Gambell, Alaska, discovered the one-year outdated Australian Shepherd after folks in Wales posted photographs on Fb of a canine, clearly wanting misplaced, wandering the world.
Nanuq went lacking final month when he and his household visited Savoogna, a metropolis positioned on the St. Lawrence Island within the Bering Sea.
As a matter of truth, Nanuq went lacking with the household’s different canine, Starlight. Nevertheless, Starlight was capable of return dwelling just a few weeks after, the CBS News experiences.
Iworrigan stated, “My dad texted me and stated, ‘There’s a canine that appears like Nanuq in Wales.” So she instantly reactivated her Fb account to see if the misplaced canine was Nanuq.
And lo and behold, the misplaced canine in Wales turned out to be Nanuq. “I used to be like, ‘No freakin’ means! That’s our canine! What’s he doing in Wales?’” Iworrigan stated as she remembers the expertise.
Iworrigan additionally stated she had no concept why or how Nanuq ended up in Wales. However she suspected that it could be when the ice shifted whereas the canine was looking.
“I’m fairly positive he ate leftovers of seal or caught a seal. In all probability birds, too. He eats our Native meals. He’s good,” Iworrigan added.
To get Nanuq dwelling safely, Iworrigan bought him on a constitution flight that was used to move athletes for the Bering Strait faculty district’s Native youth Olympics event, based on The Guardian.
Iworrigan went stay on Fb on the day she bought Nanuq again to report the heartwarming reunion, which you’ll watch here!
And aside from a swollen leg and huge chew marks from an unidentified animal, Nanuq is protected and wholesome.