Volunteers in Helicopter Rescue Hiker’s Dog After a Week in the Wilderness NYT | Top Stories By: John Yoon 2 April 2026 at 19:51 A hiker in New Zealand fell 180 feet down a waterfall and was evacuated without her dog. A crowd-funded rescue effort reunited them. © Precision Helicopters Ltd, via Associated PressA rescuer carrying Molly, the dog on the right, away from a remote waterfall on the Arahura River on the South Island of New Zealand, where she was found on Tuesday, a week after being separated from her owner.