At first, the officers thought the building was cleared - but then they saw the father at the second-story window.

The baby was alone for hours, and temperatures had dropped into the 50s, making rescuers concerned about the possibility of hypothermia.

Olga had just covered her baby with a blanket when the attack came, sending a spray of glass shrapnel across the mother and baby.

The owners searched for the dog after the avalanche, and later a search team went over the area again, but there was no sign of the dog.

Brandon Bushaw was barely clinging to life, having been in the car 30 to 45 minutes before being resuscitated.

The elderly man recovered from both his outing and his infection and is now back home - a fact that his family is very grateful for.

The crew included the pilot, a nurse, a medic and a 2-month-old baby girl who was being transported to the children's hospital.

'The dog was tracked up the mountain, and finally located under a tree not moving,' the community animal response team said.

Even though the injured hiker was not North's owner, the big animal could clearly sense that he needed help.

The 2-year-old retriever had run off into a treacherous area, triggered the avalanche and then disappeared.