Lost For 10 Days: A Reddit Stranger Used His Personal Drone To Help Find Missing Dog

Ask any pet parents around you, and they’ll tell you how much their furry friends mean to them. They are surrounded by their love and playfulness day in and day out and wouldn’t know what to do in their absence.

One fine day, Gary and Debbie Morgan were thrilled to welcome home a little fluffball; seeing her pristine white coat, they instantly named the little pup Meadow. She brought so much joy into the household that the couple included her in everything they did.

The lovely puppy soon became the center of their lives; Gary and Debbie treated the pup more like their child and showered her with love, attention, and care. She was well groomed and had many toys to play with when her owners were too busy to indulge her.

Unexpectedly, a dark day came around when their beloved pup suddenly went missing from their lives. They couldn’t find her anywhere! Calls were made to everyone they knew to find out if anyone had seen the dog, but no one had seen her. 

Soon, hours turned to days, and everyone began to suspect that the pup had wandered off into the neighboring woods in the Andes. The couple was desperately looking for clues to help them broaden their search. 

In times of need, people always come forward to help. In this case, too, Gary and Debbie found themselves incredibly blessed to have the townspeople lend their support. They voluntarily spread out to search for the missing pup, whom even they had become fond of in the past year.

Separation from the ones who have been part of your everyday life for over a year is tough. The Morgans were enduring more than a week of being separated from Meadow, and worse, they had no idea if their pup was safe and unharmed.

To invite as many eyes as possible into the search for Meadow, the Morgans had organized several posters to be distributed around the area. The fliers described the dog as a small, stocky female with a pink collar. It also specified that its fur was almost all-white, which was crucial information.

A hiking guide happened to read the flier that instantly piqued his need to help in any which way possible. Brian James was convinced he could add value to the ongoing search in his own inimitable way. After all, he had knowledge of the wooded area everyone was combing through for the dog.

On the tenth day of Meadow’s disappearance from the Morgan household, Brian sent up the drone, combing the entire area carefully for any clues. In one of the videos, he clearly spotted a white dot on the forest floor and was instantly alert to the possibility that it could be the missing pup.

In a matter of hours, Meadow finally met her parents, who had been desperate to at least catch a glimpse of her those past few days. Gary and Debbie couldn’t contain their relief at having found their pup unharmed, and their delight was there for all to see.

After ten days of agonizing over Meadow’s safety, the Morgans were finally reunited with their beloved pup. We are sure that year, they added one more date to their annual list of celebrations, and every year since then, they fondly remember the day of her return and shower her with extra love on that date.

With the holidays just around the corner, Meadow returned just in time for Thanksgiving. Her presence gave the Morgans enough and more reason to be thankful for that year. By extension, she became their most precious gift of the festivities.

None of it would have been possible without the help of the man of the hour, Brian James. In a video interview with ABC News, the husband and wife got teary-eyed, mentioning their immense gratitude to the hiking guide for helping them reunite with their pup.

Brian showing up when he did was a boon for the Morgans, but as a stranger, he was well within his rights to turn a blind eye to the flier. Yet, he volunteered to participate in the search and even used his drone to help rescue the pup.