Stuck In A Tree For Over 50 Years
The story of “Stuckie” the mummified dog
During the 1980s, while loggers were actively working in a grove of chestnut oaks in southern Georgia, they stumbled upon an incredibly unusual discovery.
As they cut off the top of one particular tree and prepared to load it onto a truck for transportation, a member of the team happened to glance down the hollow trunk. To his astonishment, he encountered the perfectly mummified remains of a dog, its gaze fixed upon him, teeth still bared from a desperate struggle for survival.
Upon examination by experts, it was deduced that this canine likely hailed from the 1960s and had been a hunting dog. It appeared that the dog had been in pursuit of prey, possibly a squirrel, which led it through a hole in the tree’s roots and into the central hollow space.
As the dog ascended higher within the tree, the passage grew progressively narrower. Analysis of the dog’s paw positions indicated that it continued to climb until it became wedged in place. Tragically unable to turn around, the dog ultimately met its demise in that confined space.
Typically, a dog’s remains left in the wilderness would undergo natural decomposition and become sustenance for other scavengers. However, in this unique case of the dog lodged inside the tree…
