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Husky-doodle LouLou found alive two days after Alaska avalanche

LouLou, a four-year-old huskydoodle, was out hiking with her owner when the avalanche hit; her rescue is the kind of uplifting animal story viewers wanted.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHere it is, the story we hinted at: LouLou, a four-year-old huskydoodle, was found alive two days after an avalanche separated her from her owner on an Alaska hike.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe New York Post has the reunion, and it is the best thing I have read all week.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwo days alone in the snow, and she is okay.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo days. Under a mountain that had just come down. I would have written my will in the snow.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou would write it in a very sad font, Dale. She is a hero, and her owner got the happy ending they deserved.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEarlier today we told you volunteers followed an AirTag to her. The data here doesn't say how, so I'll stay out of the snow.

  7. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHank is hedging on a dog.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe will cry about it in the car, like he did at the trailer.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI will cry about it quietly, in the car, like a professional.

  10. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFifty hours in a blizzard, and the dog is the only one at this desk who stayed calm.

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