This Tuesday, June 19, 2018 photo by Amelia Milling shows a 7-year-old Alaskan husky named Nanook that is credited with helping rescue her when she injured was hiking a trail in the Chugash State Park east of east of Anchorage, Alaska.ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A 7-year-old Alaskan husky is credited with helping rescue an injured Chattanooga woman hiking a trail east of Anchorage, Alaska.
The dog named Nanook helped pull Amelia Milling to shore after she fell while crossing the Eagle River last month, the Alaska Star reported.
This Tuesday, June 20, 2018 photo by Amelia Milling shows a 7-year-old Alaskan husky named Nanook, keeping her company outside her tent, after being credited with helping rescue her when she injured was hiking a trail in the Chugash State Park east of east of Anchorage, Alaska.Milling, a 21-year-old college student from Tennessee, was hiking the Crow Pass Trail and was injured early in the planned three-day hike. The white dog found her after she tumbled down a snowy slope and hit a rock that launched her into the air, she said.
This Tuesday, June 19, 2018 photo by Amelia Milling shows marks where she slid down a slope and injured herself, before encountering an Alaskan husky named Nanook that is credited with helping rescue her in the Chugash State Park east of east of Anchorage, Alaska.“My first response was, where’s the owner?” Milling said. “Then I saw the collar and it said (the dog) was a Crow Pass guide, and I realized that he was there to help me.”
Nanook guided her back to the trail and camped with her overnight. The next day Nanook stayed with Milling as she attempted to ford the river.