The Wenatchee World Online
Dog leads neighbor to elderly man stuck in brush
Posted July 01, 2008

WENATCHEE — Adrian "Bink" Beamer, 85, was in satisfactory condition at Central Washington Hospital this morning after apparently falling down a steep hill in his backyard and getting tangled in thick brush, wedged between a tree and a retaining wall Thursday.



It took Wenatchee firefighters 20 minutes to free him. DJ Goodell, Beamer's neighbor in Castle Rock Heights, discovered him at about 4:30 p.m. after her dog led her to him.


Sadie, a black pug, usually barks at Beamer. When let out, the dog routinely runs down the steep hill from her house to his and barks.


Thursday afternoon, Sadie ran down to Beamer's yard and returned quietly.


"Sadie went down, came back and looked and gave me this look — she was basically saying you need to check this out," said Goodell. She said she followed the dog, who led her to Beamer.


"He was covered (in brush). I wouldn't have found him if it wasn't for the dog," Goodell said.


Beamer told firefighters he had been stuck for about an hour. He had called out, but his voice was little more than a whisper, Goodell said.


He was taken to Central Washington Hospital with minor cuts and scrapes but was hospitalized for undisclosed reasons.


Goodell called 911 at about 4:30 p.m. Wenatchee Fire Battalion Chief Mitch Barnes said firefighters surmised that Beamer had fallen and then tumbled down the hill.


— Jay Patrick, World staff


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This story made my day!! Thank You Jay for writing it and Thank You Sadie and DJ for making it!! My thought's and prayers are with Bink, wishing him a speedy recovery!
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