PETALUMA, Calif. - An Alaskan family's tragedy was turned into triumph thanks to a committed community and an unlikely techno-wiz hero, all looking for a lost dog named Crash.

Imagine a pet lost out in the pitch dark night with predators making the search dangerous. Then comes a technological miracle.

On October 23rd, Crash, a medium-sized whippet - pit bull mix, got loose from a camping trailer in a KOA site in Petaluma .

For two days, Crash's Alaskan owners put on a desperate search for the shy, 11-year-old dog.

The search is on

They made flyers and distributed them along with posters over a large area, posted on social media, some of which went viral, and asked Petalumans to help.

"This Petaluma community came out and supported us like I couldn't believe. I have never felt so

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