Dog Returned to Family after 240 Kilometer Trip over Sea Ice
2023-04-14
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1A dog is back with his Alaskan islander family after going missing for over one month.
2Nanuq was found over 200 kilometers away across sea ice.
3Mandy Iwworigan lives on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Strait in the western part of Alaska.
4The Bering Strait is the icy waterway that separates the United States and Russia.
5Nanuq disappeared in March when Iwworigan and her family went to visit friends on another part of St. Lawrence Island.
6She believes Nanuq and another dog ran out onto the ice looking for food.
7The other dog, Starlight, stayed away for a number of weeks but came home. Nanuq did not come back.
8About one month later, Iwworigan said people in the town of Wales began posting photos of a dog they had found.
9Her father showed her the photos and said they looked like Nanuq.
10Iworrigan looked at the photos and yelled: "That's our dog, what is he doing in Wales?"
11If you look at a map, you can see that the town of Wales and St. Lawrence Island are separated by a lot of water.
12But in the winter, most of it is frozen.
13This might have permitted Nanuq to cover 241 kilometers either floating or running on the ice.
14The trip is being described as "epic."
15But no one will ever know everything about Nanuq's story or how he survived for so long.
16"I have no idea how he ended up in Wales," the owner said.
17"Maybe the ice shifted while he was hunting."
18Iworrigan said the dog probably ate the remains of other animals such as a seal or caught and ate a seal.
19"He's smart," she said.
20Nanuq came home to his family on an airplane last week and Iworrigan's daughter, Brooklyn, yelled with happiness when she saw him.
21The dog had been bitten by another animal but was otherwise in good shape after his long time away from home.
22I'm Dan Friedell.
1A dog is back with his Alaskan islander family after going missing for over one month. Nanuq was found over 200 kilometers away across sea ice. 2Mandy Iwworigan lives on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Strait in the western part of Alaska. The Bering Strait is the icy waterway that separates the United States and Russia. 3Nanuq disappeared in March when Iwworigan and her family went to visit friends on another part of St. Lawrence Island. She believes Nanuq and another dog ran out onto the ice looking for food. The other dog, Starlight, stayed away for a number of weeks but came home. Nanuq did not come back. 4About one month later, Iwworigan said people in the town of Wales began posting photos of a dog they had found. Her father showed her the photos and said they looked like Nanuq. 5Iworrigan looked at the photos and yelled: "That's our dog, what is he doing in Wales?" 6If you look at a map, you can see that the town of Wales and St. Lawrence Island are separated by a lot of water. But in the winter, most of it is frozen. This might have permitted Nanuq to cover 241 kilometers either floating or running on the ice. 7The trip is being described as "epic." But no one will ever know everything about Nanuq's story or how he survived for so long. 8"I have no idea how he ended up in Wales," the owner said. "Maybe the ice shifted while he was hunting." Iworrigan said the dog probably ate the remains of other animals such as a seal or caught and ate a seal. "He's smart," she said. 9Nanuq came home to his family on an airplane last week and Iworrigan's daughter, Brooklyn, yelled with happiness when she saw him. 10The dog had been bitten by another animal but was otherwise in good shape after his long time away from home. 11I'm Dan Friedell. 12Dan Friedell adapted this story for VOA Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press. 13____________________________________________________________________ 14Words in This Story 15epic -adj. something that is very long or difficult; something telling about a hero or a very exciting trip or adventure 16shift -v. to change direction 17yell -v. to shout; to make a loud noise with your voice 18_____________________________________________________________________ 19We want to hear from you. How do you think the dog survived on his own for so long? 20We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 21Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.