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Two K-9s find missing woman who fell 200 feet down ravine in San Bernardino Mountains
ktla ^ | Vivian Chow

Posted on 04/23/2026 8:49:46 PM PDT by BenLurkin

On April 18, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department was alerted to a family who was searching for a 49-year-old woman.

The woman, who had a traumatic brain injury, was reported missing after she failed to return home from a walk.

Authorities searched for hours but had no luck tracking the woman down. That’s when deputies decided to call in Keva and Naji, two bloodhounds they hoped could help lead them to the woman.

Working off a scent from the woman’s pillow, Naji and Keva set off quickly, hot on the trail.

“She’s on a 15-foot leash attached to her harness and she’s pulling me down this mountain pretty quickly,” said Deputy Gabriel Jasso, Keva’s handler.

About a half mile in, Jasso hears a woman calling for help.

The woman had suffered a medical emergency and had fallen 200 feet down a ravine in the Running Springs area. She was in an area of dense brush, making it difficult to spot her, had it not been for the K-9s

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: bloodhounds; california; dogs; gabrieljasso; najiandkeva; runningsprings; sanbernardinocounty

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1 posted on 04/23/2026 8:49:46 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Good Dogs!


2 posted on 04/23/2026 8:56:49 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try. )
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To: BenLurkin
The woman, who had a traumatic brain injury, was reported missing after she failed to return home from a walk.

Did she have this traumatic brain injury before or after this incident? It's not really clear.

3 posted on 04/23/2026 9:06:35 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: fidelis

I was wondering exactly the same thing. Poor writing, isn’t it?


4 posted on 04/23/2026 9:17:36 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom ( )
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To: BenLurkin
Try that with a cat.

5 posted on 04/23/2026 9:19:36 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: fidelis

Before apparently, according to some of the other stories.


6 posted on 04/23/2026 9:20:41 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The tree accused of killed Sonny Bono was planted.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
Try that with a cat.

Well, if you could at least softly repeat, "Food for kitty", my best cat would have come from some distance away.
7 posted on 04/23/2026 9:26:38 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: fidelis

Now she knows not to go on long mountainous hikes alone.
Not with that brain injury that may disorient her just at the wrong time. She is very lucky to have been found at all while still breathing.


8 posted on 04/23/2026 9:28:35 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: BenLurkin

Beautiful Dawgs.


9 posted on 04/23/2026 9:36:25 PM PDT by sauropod
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To: BenLurkin

I’ve been hiking there when I was a kid and the ravines are 200 feet.


10 posted on 04/23/2026 9:44:12 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Dogs are very useful and work well with humans.

Cats are arrogant food processers.


11 posted on 04/23/2026 9:56:09 PM PDT by Texas resident ( We finally have an American President again)
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To: Dr. Sivana

One would need a battery powered electric can opener for a cat to find you.


12 posted on 04/23/2026 10:01:58 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

“Try that with a cat.”

LOL! Funny, right on!


13 posted on 04/23/2026 10:03:19 PM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: BenLurkin

Doggy ping!!!!

Another reason why dogs are better than cats.


14 posted on 04/23/2026 10:06:50 PM PDT by moviefan8
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Wow, some forget we’re in the domain of the Viking Kitties!

What happens when soldier dads finally come home to their cats?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ow2cbasfbQ


15 posted on 04/23/2026 10:21:55 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: BenLurkin

🥹 Heroic! 🐕


16 posted on 04/24/2026 12:34:29 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege (🦋🌷🩰)
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To: Deaf Smith

It worked for my cat when she got up a tree. We brought the electric can opener out on a long extension cord cord. “Whir, whir, whir” and down climbs the cat


17 posted on 04/24/2026 1:34:23 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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