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Hiker rescues pup from abandoned coal pit after frigid weeklong search in Pennsylvania
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In this Feb. 2025 photo provided by Pam Palko, shown is Joe Palko after he was reunited with his six-month-old Golden retriever pup named Freddy, a week after the dog ran off from his home at the base of Sharp Mountain in Pottsville, Pa. - photo by Joe Palko via AP
POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania hiker had followed his dog off a mountain trail this week when he glanced toward a deep coal pit below and saw a tail move near a pile of rocks. Collin Leiby, an avid hiker and wedding photographer, locked eyes with the animal and knew it was Freddy, a 6-month-old Golden Retriever whose disappearance had sparked a weeklong search in Pottsville, a community in eastern Pennsylvania’s historic coal country. Leiby had been on alert for the missing dog and finally found him Monday on Sharp Mountain, about 10 feet (3 meters) down the coal pit, too weary to make his way out.