New Mexico Raft Guides Rescued Stranded Pets Through Flooded Streets After Historic Floods
Reported byOutside ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
When historic flooding devastated Farmington, New Mexico on October 23, Ryan and Cody Dudgeon, owners of Desert River Guides, used swiftwater rescue skills and inflatable rafts to retrieve dozens of stranded animals from flooded homes, corrals, and kennels over several days, then turned their commercial warehouse into a temporary emergency animal shelter.
The couple's rafting company will likely shelter animals for weeks; some livestock could not be reached.
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