Northern California search and rescue crews located the dog and her four puppies, who had been left behind after the remote area was forced to evacuate.

A Rottweiler and her puppies are recovering after being trapped for days in a car left behind in the raging Park Fire in California.

On Wednesday, July 24, residents in the northern California area of Cohasset were “frantically evacuating” as the Park Fire — now considered the sixth-largest wildfire in the state’s history — tore through Butte County.

According to the Butte County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), one resident’s truck broke down as they were trying to evacuate, and they had to leave their car behind—with their two adult dogs and the dogs’ puppies still inside. Although the owner immediately told firefighters and other authorities where they left the truck, first responders couldn’t access the area right away due to the intense wildfire, the sheriff’s office said.

Three days later, on Saturday, July 28, BCSO Search and Rescue officer Trevor Skaggs and a helicopter pilot flew into the area to search for the pups and their parents. After landing a mile and a half from the abandoned truck’s location, Skaggs ran the distance to the vehicle, where he miraculously found the mother and all of the puppies still alive, the sheriff’s office said — although they were tired and extremely thirsty.

The puppies’ father did not survive, the office added.