Dog Whose Owner Died In Car Crash Reunited With Family

A dog whose owner passed away in a tragic car accident they were both in has been emotionally reunited with its extended family after almost a week separated. According to local reports, Hennessy's owner, Jeffrey Carl Simons, 63, lost his life in a crash on Interstate 64 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, which started a cross-state search for family members. Following the incident on June 23, animal rescue groups in Iowa, where Jefferey lived, and West Virginia worked to locate Hennessy's family, including the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association (KCHA). Animal Rescue League of Marshalltown (ARLM) in Iowa also shared Hennessy's story, saying she had been adopted from their shelter in 2019, along with information about the tragic accident. Eventually, the groups' efforts helped them locate Hennessy's family, and the seven-year-old Pitbull mix shared a spirt-boosting FaceTime call with them from afar. Kindhearted volunteers who heard about Hennessy’s story, as well as the shelter, chipped in for the likes of Airbnb stays as the family travelled across the country, plus gas vouchers and snacks. Then, on June 29, Jeffrey's stepson, Jason, traveled from Iowa to the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association, where he reunited with Hennessy in an emotional moment.