Community Finds Missing Dog Four Days After Car Crash—Exactly Where She Was All Along

When Dearah Jordan’s car rolled on a rural British Columbia highway after being struck by a pickup truck, her first instinct wasn’t to check her own injuries—it was to find Daisy, her Australian shepherd, who’d vanished in the chaos. What followed was a search that would test the limits of community kindness and reveal something both humbling and heartwarming about strangers showing up when it matters most.

Jordan suffered scrapes and bruising in the Kelowna, BC crash, but adrenaline and panic kept her moving. Even as first responders insisted on taking her to the hospital, her mind was elsewhere entirely. The doctor discharged her as soon as it was clear nothing serious was hiding under the surface—not because she was fine, but because she had one mission: find her dog.

Enter Forrest Kellerman and his wife Tracey from Central Okanagan Search and Rescue. After hearing sirens while responding to another call, Kellerman learned about the crash and looked up details online. Seeing that an Australian shepherd was missing—and facing his own Australian shepherds at home—the Kellermans decided Daisy was their responsibility now, too. What started as one couple’s personal search became a community mobilization. People emerged with thermal imaging drones, hot meals, satellite links, and their own time and energy.“People were bringing us food, satellite links, everything imaginable, like volunteers were coming out of the woodworks, just complete strangers,”Jordan told CBC News.“It was so emotional.”

By day four, the Kellermans returned to the crash site. Tracey approached the wreckage of the truck that had hit them—still sitting in the brush with its driver hospitalized with serious injuries—and suddenly spotted movement on the passenger seat. Big eyes. A small face. It was Daisy, unharmed, waiting. Tracey didn’t make sudden movements. Instead, she calmly talked to the dog while alerting Forrest to fetch Jordan.

The reunion was everything you’d hope it would be. Daisy whimpered intensely at the sight of her owner. Jordan couldn’t contain her emotions. Both dog and owner walked away from a rollover crash with nothing more than the scars of fear, which time and togetherness would heal.

This isn’t just a story about a lost dog. It’s about what happens when a community decides that someone else’s crisis is worth their effort. In a world where we’re often isolated in our own struggles, the Kellermans and their neighbors chose to show up. And sometimes, that makes all the difference.