PHOENIX — A dog was reunited with its owner after technical rescue teams from the Phoenix Fire Department found him with a stranded hiker on Shadow Mountain.
Rescue teams from Phoenix and Glendale arrived at the mountain around 7:30 p.m. after being dispatched for reports of the lost person who found the dog on the mountain.
The hiker said he was unable to descend due to the lack of lighting.
Firefighters led the hiker and the dog down the mountain trail safely and the dog was then reunited with its owners.
Firefighters have safely walked down and hiker and a dog after they could not descend the mountain due to lighting issues. The hiker stated he found a lost dog on the trail with no owners present. The dog and owners were reunited at the base of the mountain. pic.twitter.com/T6s4sw2Wsb
— Phoenix Fire Dept. (@PHXFire) October 15, 2025
No one was injured in the rescue.
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