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We'll get you bark home: Heart-warming moment hikers carry freezing dog off snowy mountains where it had been lost for two weeks after chasing after a deer

• Ciara Nolan and Jean Francois Bonnet found dog in Wicklow Mountains, Ireland
• Duo wrapped the golden retriever named Neesha in a coat before carrying her
• Neesha, eight, had been reported missing by her owners two weeks earlier

This is the moment a pair of hikers found a missing dog that had somehow survived on snow-covered mountains for two weeks, and carried the freezing pet home.

Ciara Nolan and Jean-Francois Bonnet found eight-year-old golden retriever Neesha near a summit in the Wicklow Mountains, Ireland.
They wrapped the dog, who had been reported missing two weeks earlier, in a coat before Jean carried her on his back for six miles to reach level ground.


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Ciara Nolan and Jean Francois Bonnet found the pooch, an eight-year-old golden retriever named Neesha, near the summit of a peak in the Wicklow Mountains, Ireland, before carrying her back to safety

The dog (pictured during the rescue) had been reported missing two weeks earlier after she ran off while chasing deer

In the clip, recorded on February 6 and posted on TikTok the following day, Neesha can be seen dangling from a make-shift harness - created using a scarf - on Jean's back as they make their way across the uneven terrain.

Wind buffers the microphone but Ciara can be heard saying: 'She looks so uncomfortable. She is so cute.'

The clip cuts to another leg of the trio's journey with Neesha this time placed across Jean's shoulders as Ciara continues: 'We are so far away from home. She is so weak, poor little baby.'

Ciara continuously tries to comfort the poorly pooch before the group eventually reach level ground after nearly five hours.

The couple decided to dress the poorly pooch up in their spare clothes to ensure she was warm enough on the journey back down to level ground

The couple, who are both doctors, eventually managed to get Neesha safely back down to level ground and into their car

The couple, who are both doctors, ensured Neesha was warm and dry before contacting local animal charity Ash Animal Rescue Centre who managed to help find her owners.

A separate clip showed the family during an emotional reunion with their golden retriever as they all huddled around the pooch.

Jean told Storyful: 'She was near the summit, covered in snow, freezing cold, couldn't stand or bark, and covered in wounds on her legs.

'We dressed her in our spare clothes and carried her down the mountain for about 10 kilometers.'

The couple then decided to contacting local animal charity Ash Animal Rescue Centre who managed to help find Neesha's owners

A separate clip showed the family during an emotional reunion with their golden retriever as they all huddled around the pooch

Neesha had been walking with her owners, along with another family pet three-year-old German shepherd Harley, on Lugnaquilla mountain on January 23 when the pair bolted after a deer and failed to return, according to RTE News.

The family searched for the dogs throughout the evening but had no luck in locating them in the vast landscape.

They called off the search but returned the following day to continue in daylight and found Harley waiting in the car park - but there was still no sign of Neesha.

Her owners made desperate pleas on social media before enlisting the help of a drone to scan the area.

They also left a basket of unwashed laundry on the trail - hoping Neesha would catch the scent - but had been unable to locate her.

One of her owners, Erina O’Shea Goetelen, said they had started to give up hope before Ciara and Jean stumbled across the pooch by chance.

After being reunited Erina took Neesha to the vets who said the family pet had lost a third of her body weight during the two weeks away from home.

She had also developed dermatitis - a skin irritation - but concluded that Neesha would soon be back to her usual self.