How a dog helped a Utah man survive an 11-hour night crawl through the Uintas
Jake Schmitt and his dog, Buddy, crawled 11 hours through the night to reach his truck after UTV crash in the Uinta Mountains last month.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jacob Schmitt with his dog Buddy, at his home in Ogden, on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
Julie left the beach of Santa Cruz, Calif., where she worked for 17 years, for the mountains of Salt Lake City in 2019. She has covered the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Maverick's big wave surf contest and two Olympics. A Colorado native, she enjoys creating her own adventure, occasionally with her husband and two kids in tow.