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ANTELOPE, California ( KOVR ) -- A Sacramento County dog picked up thousands of miles from home after he went missing five years ago was reunited with his family on Wednesday.

"He disappeared from the neighborhood and the owner kept searching for him, but could not find him," said Cindy with Helping Paws and Claws.

Choco's family had no idea where he was because he went missing from his home in Antelope in 2021.

He turned up near Detroit, Michigan, tied to a fence. No one knows how he got there, more than 2,000 miles from home.

"He was sheltered at the Lincoln Park Animal Shelter," Cindy said. "They were kind enough to get him to the vet and get him all of his vaccinations."

His rescue is all thanks to a microchip and the dedicated California gr

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