Hiker rescues pup from abandoned coal pit after frigid weeklong search in Pennsylvania
Associated PressPOTTSVILLE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania hiker had followed his dog off a mountain trail this week when he glanced toward a deep coal pit below and saw a tail move near a pile of rocks. Collin Leiby, an avid hiker and wedding photographer, locked eyes with the animal and knew it was Freddy, a 6-month-old golden retriever whose disappearance had sparked a weeklong search in Pottsville, a community in eastern eastern Pennsylvania’s historic coal country. “He was like, ‘Get me home.’” Pam and Joe Palko had pulled out all the stops since Freddy went missing on Feb. 17. “We knew we would never give up, but the more that time went on throughout the week, our hopes were getting smaller.” They were chasing one of many false alarms at a nearby animal shelter just before dusk Monday when Joe Palko got an alert from their home security camera.
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