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Miami Herald
09-04-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
Senior dog vanished from home destroyed in tornado. Then came emotional reunion
A 'sweet' senior dog vanished from a home destroyed in a tornado — then came a heartwarming reunion. 'Linus' survival story is nothing short of extraordinary,' the Mississippi Animal Project wrote on its website. The lost pup was found safe more than a week after a tornado tore his family's home into 'pieces,' according to the organization. The National Weather Service said EF3 and EF4 twisters left paths of destruction March 15 when they hit near Tylertown, a roughly 100-mile drive south from Jackson. The tornado killed one of the family's dogs and left some people in their home seriously injured. The family searched for Linus, but he had disappeared amid the destruction, the animal organization wrote on Facebook and in an email to McClatchy News. 'It gets to the point where you face the reality that you're probably not going to find him,' dog owner Curtis Bush told WDAM. The family turned to the Mississippi Animal Project, which said it spent days trying to trap the missing dog with no luck. Then when he was seen going off into the woods, searchers called a drone operator. 'We knew time was critical — and we were determined to do everything we could to bring him home,' drone company Raven 6 Rising wrote in a Facebook post. Eventually, a drone tracked down Linus, making for a 'silver lining' after all the moments of 'heartbreak,' according to the Mississippi Animal Project. The dog was found in rough shape but is recovering, rescuers said. 'Linus had some skin irritation, ear infection and was limping on his rear leg with some stiffness and arthritis issues,' the animal organization wrote. 'We had our vet examine him and give medications and they gave him a nice bath as he was quite the smelly boy after surviving ten days on his own.' After Linus made it to safety, rescuers celebrated him reuniting with his family. Tears flowed when Bush and his dog were back together after days spent apart, WDAM reported. 'We'll rebuild,' Bush told the TV station. 'This isn't going to take us out.'
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Fraternity brothers help reunite missing dog with owners after nearly 5 years
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WFLA) — A dog missing for five years had a sweet reunion with its owner thanks to the help of a fraternity at The University of Southern Mississippi. Debbie LaFleur told NBC affiliate WDAM that her Yorkie, Kingston, went missing in 2020 from Lake Charles, Louisiana after Hurricane Laura. Massive great white shark pings off Florida Gulf Coast But on Friday, Yorkie was found 300 miles away from home, at the Kappa Sigma Fraternity house at Southern Miss. 'I walk outside, and there's just this Yorkie sitting there in a red t-shirt,' Kappa Sig President Neal Richal told WDAM. Richal and his brothers decided to take the Yorkie in, whom they named Benji. The following day, one of the brothers checked the pup's chip, discovering that his name was actually Kingston, and had been gone for nearly five years. The fraternity president called Kingston's owner, who made the 4-hour trip to Hattiesburg, Mississippi with her son to reunite with their beloved dog. Yale study links persistent spike protein to post Covid-19 vaccination syndrome and immune dysregulation 'My baby!' LaFleur said as she reunited with her pet. 'I missed you so much.' 'As soon as she got out the car and he saw her, we've never seen Benji run like that. And he sprinted with his ears perked up,' Richal said. 'It was just awesome to see.' LaFleur told WDAM she wished her late husband, Joe, would have been able to be there. She said the two were two peas in a pod, and believes he made the reunion happen. 'Wonderful, wonderful guys,' LaFleur said of the fraternity brothers. 'I mean, everybody wouldn't have done that, taken the time out to find who the owner was. He's so beautiful. So happy to have my baby back.' Richal said that Kingston is now an honorary fraternity brother after joining the men on all their adventures that week. 'Through our eyes at least, he is a Kappa Sig,' Richal said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
‘Never thought I would see him again': Owner reunites with dog after 5 years
A Louisiana woman and her Yorkshire Terrier were reunited after the dog went missing five years ago due to Hurricane Laura. The dog was found at a Kappa Sigma fraternity house at Southern Miss, where the members scanned the dog's microchip to locate its owner. CNN affiliate reporter Delaney Dukes from WDAM reports.
CNN
07-04-2025
- Science
- CNN
‘Never thought I would see him again': Owner reunites with dog after 5 years
A Louisiana woman and her Yorkshire Terrier were reunited after the dog went missing five years ago due to Hurricane Laura. The dog was found at a Kappa Sigma fraternity house at Southern Miss, where the members scanned the dog's microchip to locate its owner. CNN affiliate reporter Delaney Dukes from WDAM reports.
CNN
07-04-2025
- Science
- CNN
‘Never thought I would see him again': Owner reunites with dog after 5 years
A Louisiana woman and her Yorkshire Terrier were reunited after the dog went missing five years ago due to Hurricane Laura. The dog was found at a Kappa Sigma fraternity house at Southern Miss, where the members scanned the dog's microchip to locate its owner. CNN affiliate reporter Delaney Dukes from WDAM reports.
