TOWN OF HENDERSON, New York (WWNY) – A dog that went missing after his owners’ van crashed in the town of Henderson on Wednesday has been found.
Grizz, a Belgian Tervuren, ran away after escaping from the crash on Route 3 near the entrance of Westcott Beach State Park.
His owner, 68-year-old Mike LaSage of Kentucky, says Grizz was located at around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, less than 4 hours after the crash.
LaSage says he and his 68-year-old wife, Danita, had been traveling from Kentucky to Vermont to do some leaf peeping. They had their dogs with them.
When the LaSages’ van collided with a pickup truck, their vehicle overturned.
Grizz got out of the wreckage and ran away, prompting a search by Jefferson County Dog Control officials.
The LaSages were taken to the hospital as a precaution. Mike says he and his wife suffered bumps and bruises.
They’re now reunited with Grizz and are planning to head back to Kentucky instead of continuing on to Vermont.
State police said Danita LaSage pulled out of the state park into the path of a pickup truck driven by 32-year-old Jonathan Kruger of Watertown.
Kruger was unhurt.
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