Lost dog returns home after epic 240km journey across Alaska's sea ice

A one-year-old Australian Shepherd made an epic journey of 150 miles (241 km) across the frozen ice of the Bering Sea. During this time, the dog was bitten by a seal (or polar bear), and then the four-legged one returned safely to his home in Alaska. Read more about this story told the publication The Guardian.

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Mandy Ivorrigan, owner of Nanook, who lives in Gambell, Alaska, and her family visited Savoonga, a community on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Strait, in March. That's when Nanook disappeared along with their other dog, Starlight.

About a month after Nanook's disappearance, residents of the city of Wales, located 150 miles (241 km) northeast of Savoonga on the west coast of Alaska, began posting pictures of the missing dog online.

“My dad texted me that there is a dog in Wales that looks like Nanook,” Ivorrigan said.

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She reactivated her Facebook account to see if it could be her stray dog.

"Can't be! This is our dog. What is he doing in Wales? she thought then.

The details of Nanook's journey will probably forever remain a mystery.

“I have no idea why the dog ended up in Wales. Maybe the ice moved while he was hunting,” Ivorrigan suggested. “I'm pretty sure Nanuka ate the remains of the seal or caught it, as well as some birds.” The dog eats regular foods. He is smart".

The dog's owner used airline points to fly him back to Gambell on a regional air carrier on a charter flight that carried athletes to compete in the Bering Strait School District at the Indigenous Youth Olympic Tournament.

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Ivorrigan filmed the happy reunion as the plane landed on the runway at Savoonga, both she and her daughter Brooklyn squealing with joy.

Apart from a swollen leg with large bite marks from an unidentified animal, Nanook was in fairly good condition.

"Wolverine, seal or bear, we don't know who bit him, but it's a very big bite," she said.

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