India, Oct. 17 -- A four-year-old poodle-husky mix has been rescued after spending around 50 hours alone in Alaska's snowy wilderness following an avalanche that left two mountaineers seriously injured.

The dog, named LouLou, was accompanying the experienced climbers in Chugach State Park on October 10 when an avalanche swept the men about 500 feet down a mountain ridge, according to Scripps News.

Both survived and were taken to hospital, but LouLou disappeared.

According to People, Lauren Padawer, whose boyfriend Brian was one of the injured climbers, was overseas celebrating her father's 80th birthday when she learnt about the accident.

Brian suffered a broken jaw and a severe hand injury, while his climbing partner sustained three ...