A 61-year-old Oregon man stuck in a near-death situation at the bottom of a ravine was rescued by officials after his dog quickly took action to save him. 

Brandon Garrett of Halfway and his four dogs was on his way to a campsite when his car crashed near US Forest Service Road 39 and ended up stuck at the bottom of an 85-foot-ravine on June 2. 

As Garrett fought for his life, his dog Blue managed to come out of the wreckage and ended up running four miles to reach the campsite where Garrett’s family was waiting for him. 

In the meantime, the pup owner was able to pull himself a hundred yards away from the crash and had to spend the night at the site before help could arrive. 

Brandon Garrett of Halfway and his four dogs was on his way to a campsite when his car crashed near US Forest Service Road 39 and ended up stuck at the bottom of an 85-foot-ravine. (Pictured: Garrett with Blue, a whippet and pit bull mix) 

According to the Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened after Garrett ‘failed to negotiate a curve causing the vehicle to plummet off the embankment’

The whippet and pit bull mix pet was able to alert the victim’s family and bring them to the site – where Garrett’s family quickly called officials. 

Baker County Sheriff’s Office, Baker County Search and Rescue, Pine Valley Rural Fire District and Halfway Ambulance responded to the scene. 

Sheriff Ash arrived, located the vehicle and victim and quickly rendered first aid as Pine Valley Rural Fire volunteers and U.S. Forest Service employees used chainsaws to clear a path for Search and Rescue. 

Baker County Search and Rescue Ropes Team officials were able to secure Garrett in a rescue basket and was connected to a highline rope system so that he could be pulled across the ravine. 

After the victim have been successfully rescued, he was transported by Halfway Ambulance to the Life Flight helicopter, where he was airlifted to a regional hospital. 

Baker County Search and Rescue Ropes Team officials were able to secure Garrett in a rescue basket and was connected to a highline rope system so that he could be pulled across the ravine

After the victim have been successfully rescued, he was transported by Halfway Ambulance to the Life Flight helicopter, where he was airlifted to a regional hospital

The three remaining dogs were located alive at the crash scene by officials

According to the Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened after Garrett ‘failed to negotiate a curve causing the vehicle to plummet off the embankment’. 

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The three remaining dogs were located alive at the crash scene by officials. 

Onlookers have been praising Blue’s actions – calling him a ‘best friend for life’ and a ‘great & caring dog’. 

‘What an amazing story. What a great & caring dog. He knew what he needed to do and he did it,’ one viewer wrote.

Blue Buffalo, a pet supplies company also wrote: ‘That’s a best friend FOR LIFE! Now if we could only get Blue some well-deserved treats…’. 

Another overjoyed user also wrote: ‘What an incredible story! What a dog to travel 4 miles back to camp to get help…..that was unbelievable…..That dog deserves a medal for that!!!! And then to find everyone alive and rescued, that is a wonderful ending to the story! Thanks for sharing and I am so glad everyone made it out alive!’ 

The extent of Garrett’s injuries remains unclear as of now.