A Month After Boat Sinks, Dog Found Alive
A Labrador retriever was found alive on an isolated cove of a southeast Alaska island more than a month after its owner was given up for dead when his boat sank in rough seas.
Two local fishermen found the dog named Brick on Heceta Island several miles from the accident. The men had known the dog’s owner who went down with his boat in late January.
The dog swam to the men’s boat and was hauled aboard -- underweight, with an injured leg and matted fur, but wiggling with joy, friends of the fishermen said.
Greg Clark was lost after his 32-foot boat broke apart Jan. 22 on rocks near the west side of the island, within the 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest.
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