Deaf Hiker Falls 300 Feet And She Isn’t Alone When They Find Her

That is what one 21-year-old girl, named Amelia Milling experienced. She went hiking through Crow Pass Trail in Chugach State Park, which is a fairly remote area but the beauty is unmatched in many other areas. It is around 30 miles outside of Anchorage, Alaska and it is a great place to visit. It doesn’t seem all that amazing but when you consider the fact that Amelia is deaf, things really start to come into focus. She was out on a beautiful day and it almost seemed as if nothing could possibly go wrong. Then again, things tend to happen when we least expect them and that is what took place this day. Amelia was hiking and she was relaxing along the trail but then something changed that would alter her life from that point forward. Approximately 4 miles into the hike is when it took place.

 

Amelia was keeping her balance using trekking poles but she lost her balance when one of them snapped. She fell down a snowy portion of the mountain and landed approximately 300 feet below the trail. At that point, she hit a large boulder and continued sliding another 400 feet down the mountain. When she finally came to rest, she thought that she was injured so she stayed still to assess her condition. That is when she saw a white wolf and began to panic as it moved closer to her. The panic seemed to disappear, however, when she realized it was a husky with a collar around its neck.

 

The tag on the collar let her know that the dog’s name was Nanook. They began to work their way back toward the trail but it turned dark so they stayed overnight. The dog stayed by her side the entire time and she eventually found out that he was a trail guide dog. 24 hours after Amelia fell, she ended up at a river and tried to cross. She got frightened when the current started to drag her under but Nanook stuck with her. He grabbed her backpack and pulled her up to keep her safe. She eventually made it back to land and retrieved her GPS device, known as a SPOT beacon. Before long, the Alaska state troopers were heading her direction.

 

The state troopers got a lot of the credit for what happened that day but she is also thankful for Nanook, her personal hero. She may not have made it out if it had not been for the dog. According to the dog’s owners, they were surprised that he had wandered that far into the wilderness. He had even saved a life before, a little girl who was in the river.

 

Watch the video below to learn more about this touching story.