Beagle survives Burlington-Bristol Bridge fall

Beagle at home after 70-foot jump

Alexis Lorenz holds her 7-year-old beagle named Brandi
 on Wednesday.  The dog got loose from her harness and leaped off
 of the Burlington Bristol Bridge and survived.
 / DOUGLAS BOVITT/COURIER-POST

BURLINGTON TWP. — Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s … Super Beagle?

Well, Brandi the beagle can’t exactly leap tall buildings in a single bound, but she did recently jump some 70 feet off the Burlington-Bristol Bridge suffering only minor bruising.

The 7-year-old canine went AWOL Friday night during her regular walk on the Burlington Riverfront Promenade.

Owner Alexis Lorenz said her husband, Robert, left to walk their two beagles around 8 p.m. An hour later he returned — sans Brandi.

“I was in my bathrobe. He wanted me to get dressed. I said. ‘Let’s go,’ ” Lorenz said. “He couldn’t drive fast enough down there.”

Lorenz said they searched the promenade area by foot and by car for hours. While searching near Pearl Street, they were told Burlington County Bridge police had spotted Brandi.

“The police had their searchlights out, and that’s when one of the officers told me she jumped from the bridge,” Lorenz said.

While it’s clear Brandi is a tough pup, she has her Kryptonite.

Lorenz said the rescue beagle went through some type of traumatic experience before being adopted by the Burlington Township family five years ago.

The dog’s past experiences have made her very nervous around unfamiliar faces.

Bridge officer Rob Bittner said he saw Brandi walking up the bridge toward the Pennsylvania side during his normal patrol Friday night.

“I get a fourth of the way up the bridge and I see this dog in the road and cars are moving all around it,” said Bittner. “I activated my lights to slow traffic and I pretty much followed the dog because I didn’t want to scare her by chasing after her.”

Bittner said Brandi was moving fine until she got to the top of the bridge where a steel grate caused her paws to get trapped. At that time, motorists who had gotten out of their cars were also attempting to grab the dog, he said.

“There was a car ahead loaded with young kids that couldn’t have been more then 17 or 20 years old,” said Bittner. “They busted open the door and a young boy tried to grab the dog.”

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A local man is not letting his disability keep him from reaching new heights. He's one of about 50 people who have hiked all of New Hampshire's toughest mountains during winter.

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FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say rescue crews who endured high winds and torrential rain to rescue an injured hiker in the White Mountains likely saved his life.

Fifty-nine-year-old Edward Bacon of Northville, Mich., was on the third day of a five-day solo hike around Franconia Notch when he fell Tuesday afternoon and seriously injured his hip. Authorities say Bacon crawled to an area where he was able to get brief cell phone reception and called for help.


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{Photo's} Rattlesnake Mountain, Rumney NH

Summary
Rattlesnake Mountain, located on the south end of the Carr Mountain ridge, features views in nearly all directions from its ledgy summit. A fire burned a significant portion of the mountain in the summer of 2008.

This trail climbs moderately to a loop over the ledges of Rattlesnake Mtn., providing excellent views over the Baker River Valley for a modest effort.

Summit Elevation
1,594 feet

Trail time
1.3 miles, 1000 ft., 1 hr. 10 min.
2.5 miles (Complete loop), 1050 ft, 1 hr. 45 min.

Feature Name:	Rattlesnake Mountain
County:	Grafton County
Latitude:	43.8072929
Longitude:	-71.8403594

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If you are passing through the area, this is a nice sight to stop and see. The well-carved gorge is quite impressive. This geological wonder is another New Hampshire attraction that is believed to have been formed by a retreated glacier from the great Ice Age, about 10,000 years ago. Swimming is a locally popular activity at this spot in the summer, but it is only safe in low-water conditions. You might spot people jumping off the gorge walls for a bit of adventure. Others may be enjoying some of the water-filled potholes alongside the river. Swimming can be dangerous here; if the water level looks too high, avoid the temptation, especially within the gorge.


Sculptured Rocks Natural Area, which spans 272 acres, is a unique example of nature's powerful yet delicate artistry. The Cockermouth River carved a narrow canyon in bedrock on its way to Newfound Lake, beginning as the last ice age drew to a close. Nature used grains of sand suspended in the current to carve the walls of the canyon into curious shapes and create potholes in the bedrock.


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