The Los Angeles wildfires have turned over 10,000 structures into rubble and caused 24 deaths. It left lives trapped under crushed luxury residences, mainly in Pacific Palisades when flames engulfed residences. Amidst all the chaos and destruction, a heartwarming video, featuring a man and his dog ‘Oreo’, and their emotional reunion has surfaced online.
According to reports, the pooch was reunited with its owner five days after the two separated.
Casey Colvin was worried about losing Oreo in the natural disaster. To aid the rescue, a poster of Oreo was circulated, and it went viral on social media. It mentioned the dog to have gone missing and asked people to inform Casey if they spotted the pet around them.
The search for Oreo reportedly started on January 7 and concluded on Sunday, January 12, on a positive note.
Video of reunion goes viral
NBC News correspondent Liz Kreutz shared a video of the emotional reunion of the Los Angeles man and the doggo. The heartwarming footage recorded the moment when Casey finally saw his dog again after it went missing amid the wildfire.
The BEST news! Fire victim Casey Colvin, whose home burned down in the Palisades Fire, just found and reunited with his dog, Oreo, who spent 5 nights surviving amidst the rubble ❤️ @NBCNews pic.twitter.com/rAuJJk3pfa
— Liz Kreutz (@LizKreutzNews) January 12, 2025
It was learned Casey had another dog too. Liz saw him searching for both of his dogs after the calamity struck.
“Oh my God! You’re alive!”
The video shared by the journalist showed the man hugging Oreo and even jumping in joy while shedding happy tears.
For those asking, yes this is the same Oreo in the missing dog poster going around! People who had spotted him the last couple days said he appeared to be sleeping in the chimney of Casey’s neighbors home pic.twitter.com/ltdz75aiXB
— Liz Kreutz (@LizKreutzNews) January 12, 2025
“Had that firefighter not offered to go get the dogs, both of them would have been trapped inside when the flames came”, he told Liz.
The now-viral footage captures Casey and Oreo running towards each other after spending five nights apart. It shows him affectionately grabbing Oreo in his arms and lifting the dog in the air. The heartwarming visuals also show him dancing after seeing his rescue dog alive. “Oh my God! You’re alive!”, he was heard saying in the footage.
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