Dog rescues Tacoma, WA man trapped on cliff in Point Defiance Park

The Brief

  • A Tacoma man with memory issues, Gary Christman, was recently reunited with the search and rescue team, including a German Shepherd named Fenrir, who saved him after he became trapped on a cliff at Point Defiance Park.
  • Christman had wandered away from his family and was found by Fenrir several hours later, leading to a successful rescue by approximately 40 officers and search and rescue personnel.

TACOMA, Wash. A man from Tacoma and a search and rescue team that saved his life were reunited a few days later after he got trapped on a cliff at Point Defiance Park.

What we know:

His family says he has memory issues and after disappearing into the woods on Saturday, he became trapped not far from Fort Nisqually.

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