this Golden Retriever named Groot is
being hailed today for rescuing an
elderly couple found after eight days
lost in the wilderness we did not expect
to find him alive high school senior
Quincy Webster Groot and his handler
rich castles are credited with saving
the lives of Carole cope our ski and her
husband Ian
urlan who vanished during a romantic
Valentine's Day hike dozens of
volunteers scoured the thick woods in
Marin County outside San Francisco then
over the weekend a miracle Webster and
Cass ins heard their cries for help in
the woods and Groot led them right there
the couple were huddled in dense
undergrowth they were asked like are you
real they're so happy to see us
are you real because they they thought
it was a mirage at that point they yeah
they thought they said they thought they
were done for the high school senior
gave the exhausted couple spare jackets
he keeps his part of his rescue gear
along with hats and gloves then he
radioed the incredible news to
headquarters a chopper was the only way
to get Carol and Ian out of the dense
brush they were airlifted to the
hospital suffering from hypothermia
Ian's a highly regarded Parkinson's
disease scientist was first then it was
his wife's turn she's an author and
linguist both gave a thumbs up from
their hospital beds we said when you get
to the hospital you'll be together maybe
in separate rooms we'll be together and
before they left they kissed before and
God I airlifted out
you
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