California physician and pharmaceutical executive Ari Gershman and his 15-year-old son Jack were off-roading in Tahoe National Forest when the duo stopped to get their bearings. Ari suggested they ask the driver of a blue ATV that pulled up behind their Jeep “from out of nowhere” for directions, Jack recalls to PEOPLE.

Read the story here and learn how Wildlife Officers and their K-9’s were involved.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife teams with Beedo and Champ that helped track Jack
 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
K-9 Champ
 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE