Dogs Help with Search and Rescue on the Navajo Nation, Where Resources are Scarce

Four Corners K-9 Search and Rescue is the latest organization helping Native families find missing loved ones.

Volunteers with 4Corners K-9 Search and Rescue.(Courtesy of Bernadine Beyale)

by Justin Higginbottom | Mar 21, 2022 | Social Problems

KHOL · Dogs Help with Search and Rescue on the Navajo Nation, Where Resources are Scarce

Four Corners K-9 Search and Rescue is the latest organization helping Native families find missing loved ones. They operate mostly in the Navajo Nation, where resources for rescue are spare. For Rocky Mountain Community Radio, KZMU’s Justin Higginbottom spoke with the founder of the group about what she and her two dogs find in the deserts of this region. Listen above for more.

Bernadine Beyale founded 4Corners K-9 Search and Rescue to help recover missing people in the region. The demand is high for help, especially on the Navajo Nation. (Courtesy of Bernadine Beyale)

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About Justin Higginbottom

Justin Higginbottom works for KZMU in Moab, Utah. Justin joined KZMU News in 2021 as a reporter. His first journalism gig was at a newspaper in Salt Lake City. After that he moved to Cambodia to work for an English-language daily. He lived across Asia and the Middle East, writing features on culture and conflict, before coming back home to Utah.