Dog found 20 months after being lost in forest
By News 10-TV
FORESTHILL — In what would be an amazing story of survival, an El Dorado Hills family hopes a golden retriever found wandering through a campground in the Tahoe National Forest is the dog they lost while camping more than a year and a half ago.
Murphy, a 5-year-old female, was separated from Nathan Braun during a camping trip at Hell Hole Reservoir in October 2012. The family posted ads and flyers and never gave up hope that Murphy would one day be found.
Then a couple of weeks ago, the family was notified that a stray golden retriever had been spotted at a campground on French Meadows Reservoir — about 11 miles from where Murphy disappeared.
The family drove up on June 7 with Murphy’s blanket and a ball cap belonging to Nathan.
Camp host Jason Smith said he placed the items on the ground at his campsite and was stunned by what happened next.