Los Angeles wildfire turned over 10,000 structures into rubble and reported 24 deaths. It left lives trapped under crushed luxury residences, mainly in Pacific Palisades when flames engulfed residences. A dog named 'Oreo' spent five nights breathing under the destroyed structures. A man named Casey Colvin was worried after losing his dog Oreo in the natural disaster.
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Please read the caption on my post here for more on the backstory. Casey did not leave without his dogs. He wasn’t home when the evacuation notice went out and was desperately trying to get back home to get them. https://t.co/7LSh80qQtp
— Liz Kreutz (@LizKreutzNews) January 12, 2025
Oreo rescued, reunited with Los Angeles man
A poster of Oreo went viral on social media. It mentioned the dog to have gone missing. It asked people to inform Casey if they spotted Oreo around them.
The search for Oreo reportedly started on January 7 and concluded on Sunday on a positive note. Casey met his dog days and nights after it survived under the rubble with the hoping to meet the dog lover sooner.
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.
It was learned Casey had another dog too, named Tika Tika Tika. Liz saw him searching for both of his dogs after the disaster took place.
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
"Oh my God! You’re alive!"
The video shared by the journalist showed the man happily hugging Oreo and shedding tears of joy to see it survive the wildfire. "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.