[Jonty30]

“On Sunday, hikers found Duke. The dog was dehydrated after spending nine days in the intense sun and in high temperatures and was taken to a veterinarian for treatment”

It’s a good thing the cops didn’t find Duke. This pit bull would have been shot.

[Valpal1]

“There’s no indication whatsoever that there was foul play involved,” the sheriff said.

Except the other guy's story stinks. What experienced hiker chases after his own dog in bare feet in the woods? Who waits 2 days to report a friend missing after losing them in the woods? Sounds like BS to me.

[Aliska]

They talked for an hour with David Paulides, author of 411?, a book about mysterious disappearances in our National Parks. About 35% are found alive. Many are very strange circumstances like this.

Odd he is found today but a good thing, sad as it is. The dog was too exhausted to lead them back in.

Paulides vouched that the other firefighter was above reproach but since the story is so strange, they will have to try to pump more info out of him.

Remember that seasoned climber of I think it was Mt. Ranier? They found her. She was in her 70's. What I didn't read in the news about that one is that she went on ahead of the others, came to a snow field and kept climbing much higher, not equipped to hike in the snow but did have survival gear with her.

I've listened to him before. I know there have been some murders in the parks. But there is something really eerie about some of the disappearances.

[PghBaldy]

This is a shame, but not surprising. I hope there was no foul play, as others have mentioned, some things about this story don’t seem right.

[Mike Darancette]

“There’s no indication whatsoever that there was foul play involved,” the sheriff said.

Partially covered with brush???

[Nepeta]

I've listened to Paulides several times.

The disappearances he talks about have no signs of foul play associated with them. Children are found miles away from where they could plausible walk on their own, up and over terrain that would be challenging for an adult. Tracking dogs often cannot find a scent to follow. The people found alive are either too young to describe what happened to them, or have no memory of it.

The circumstances are simply odd; Paulides isn't offering a theory.