This is a wonderful miracle story of Shadow who survived from having fallen off a cliff and went missing for 45 days. A true story of hope with sad and heartbreaking parts considering the pain, loneliness, and confusion that Shadow, a one-year-old shar-pei, had to go through. It’s ultimately beautiful though because Shadow survived and is now back with his owners.
The tragic accident happened during Shadow’s walk with his owners. Shadow saw a sheep while on this walk and in the middle of the excited and active chase, he slipped and fell off a 550 ft. cliff.
Reports say that he landed on a ledge. However, he wasn’t spotted there when initial rescue searches were made. His owners and their friends exerted all efforts in looking for him but they failed to see any trace of him within the surrounding area on the day of the accident. The cliff being 550 ft. in height, his owners were made to accept that he perhaps didn’t survive the fall.
But luck is on Shadow’s side as 45 days after the 550 ft. fall, a tourist chanced upon him looking weak and avoiding people’s attention by the foot of the cliff.
It’s impossible to explain but Shadow somehow managed to leave the ledge and skulked by the foot of the cliff despite having a broken leg.
He was immediately reunited with his owners for he had a microchip. His owners burst into tears after receiving the call that Shadow has been found for they thought that he might have been stolen or is already dead.
Shadow was unrecognizable at first for he lost 24 lbs. He was found limping with a broken leg and needed surgery for sticks, stones, and seaweeds to be removed in his stomach.
He is currently closely monitored to aid in the gaining back of the weight that he lost. We are glad to report that he is now well on his way to full recovery. What a strong good boy Shadow is! This is one miraculous dog story for the books!