- A Colorado couple rescued a missing 13-year-old dog who was stranded on Mount Bross for six weeks
- Trinity Smith heard about the dog named Chloe searched the mountain with boyfriend Sean Nichols
- When they found her stranded on a ledge, Nichols retrieved the pup slid down with her in his lap
- Chloe weighed almost 90lbs but was just 26lbs when she was rescued
A 13-year-old dog was rescued by two hikers after being stranded high up on a ledge at one of the Colorado’s 14’ers for six weeks.
Over two days, Trinity Smith and Sean Nichols were able to save the dog named Chloe who was whimpering atop of Mount Bross. The mountain is a 100 mile drive from Denver and is one of the 14’ers, Colorado’s 14 highest peaks.
People posted in the 14’ers Facebook group that they heard a dog crying during their hikes. Chloe’s owners had also posted online that they were looking for their lost dog.
Trinity Smith and Sean Nichols (pictured) rescued 13-year-old Chloe who was stranded on Mount Bross for six weeks. She normally weighs 90lbs but was just 26lbs when she was found
Smith decided to take on the challenge and hiked up the mountain to see if she could locate the pup.
When she heard her whimpering, Smith called her boyfriend for help since it was dark and the hike up the steep incline would have been dangerous.
They returned the next day with a Jeep and called for the trapped dog for four hours. Chloe eventually stopped barking in response.
But Nichols and Smith didn’t give up hope and finally found Chloe stuck on top of a rock. Nichols retrieved her and slid down the rock with Chloe in his arms.
Smith wrote on Facebook: ‘After rumors of a dog crying and two days of scrambling along the side of a 14er, we finally brought this sweet baby down to safety.
Chloe was found stranded on a ledge on Mount Bross which is part of the Colorado 14ers
‘This poor thing has been stranded high up on a cliff for over a month. She was once a 90lb dog who now weighs 26.’
‘Glad to have her off that mountain and back with her owners!’
After saving Chloe, the couple went to the store to get her food and to give her back to one of her owners Larry Osborne. He though Chloe was lost for good. –
Osborne spoke with 9NEWS and said Chloe is doing better and that he is thankful to Smith and Nichols.
He said: ‘It’s a really tight-knit community – but it’s really good to know that with all the bad in the world – there’s still a lot of good.’