01 / THE AVALANCHETHE DISAPPEARANCE
When the mountain moved
The avalanche swept the two men roughly 500 feet off a ridge in Chugach State Park — both survived with serious injuries and were taken to a hospital, while LouLou remained missing
THE ODYSSEY / 50 HOURSA small dog against
A small dog against
the great unknown
On a mountain ridge in Alaska, an avalanche changed everything — two mountaineers were injured and LouLou disappeared into the wilderness
01 / THE AVALANCHE
02 / THE SEARCHTHE PEOPLE WHO CAME TOGETHER
No one stopped looking
Lauren Padawer reached out to local outdoor and pet communities — volunteers offered helicopters, drones and search assistance as LouLou's AirTag gave a clue from the same general area
03 / FOUND ALIVEAFTER ROUGHLY 50 HOURS
Still here
People who joined the search found LouLou alive and largely uninjured after approximately 50 hours alone in the snowy mountains
Story imagery is an artistic interpretation of the reported events
