Imagine being trapped for days under a heavy log in freezing mud, only for a stranger in a canoe to appear out of nowhere

That decision saved a life. He heard faint whimpering and found Ivy, a 14-year-old Great Pyrenees, pinned under a log and partially submerged.

Exhausted and unable to move her hind legs, Ivy had been missing for days. Tom waded through thick mud, freed her from the debris, and carried the weak dog to his canoe. He later tracked down her owners, Tom and Janine Stait, who had been searching for her daily. Thanks to a miracle, Ivy was reunited with her family just in time!

Imagine being trapped for days under a heavy log in freezing mud, only for a stranger in a canoe to appear out of nowhere. ????‍♂️ ????

While paddling solo across Canada, adventurer Tom Hudson took a chance route around a remote island on the Saskatchewan River. That decision saved a… pic.twitter.com/JsvJultfH8

— Crystal Hope (@CrystalHope1979)March 7, 2026