GOSPEL MISSION ON YOSEMITE BOULEVARD. WELL, ALL THE TALK ABOUT HOLIDAY TRAVEL THIS WEEK HAS A CHICO AREA FAMILY REMINDING PEOPLE TO HANG ON TO THEIR PETS. A RECENT VISIT TO PICK UP RELATIVES AT THE SACRAMENTO AIRPORT LEFT THEIR DOG GONE FOR OVER 30 HOURS. HERE’S A LOOK AT CHARLIE, THE DOGS AIRPORT ADVENTURE. HOLIDAY TIME AT THE AIRPORT. THANKS FOR CHOOSING THE SO MUCH HUSTLE AND ALL THAT BUSTLE. TSA EXPECTS A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO TRAVEL BY AIR. THEY WILL BE THE BUSIEST AIR TRAVEL DAY OF THE YEAR. PEOPLE JUST TRYING TO CATCH THOSE FLIGHTS OR FIND LOVED ONES IN A SEA OF TRAVELERS. BUT FOR ONE, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FAMILY, ALL THIS FRENZIED AIRPORT ACTIVITY CAME TO AN INSTANT STANDSTILL THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING. HE BOLTED. AND THEN HE WAS GONE. THEIR BELOVED DOG, CHARLIE DISAPPEARED. GONE IN A FLASH AFTER JUMPING OUT OF THEIR TRUCK CURBSIDE AT TERMINAL A. WE HAD SOME DARK THOUGHTS WHEN WE FOUND OUT HE WAS RUNNING ACROSS ROADS RIGHT HERE. ANNA FARRELL EXPLAINING THE AGONY OF KNOWING HER PRECIOUS PUP WAS WANDERING THE AIRPORT PROPERTY WITHOUT HER. CAN’T GIVE UP ON CHARLIE. UNWILLING TO BELIEVE SHE’D SEEN THE LAST OF HIM. LOOK AT ALL THAT ACTIVITY. SO ANNA ENLISTED HELP FROM THOSE WITH EYES ON ALL THINGS AIRPORT. IT RAN LIKE A STREAK ACROSS THE SCREEN. SO THIS GUY GOES. DISPATCHERS FROM SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL’S COMMUNICATIONS CENTER COMBING VARIOUS CAMERA ANGLES. I LOOKED THROUGH BUSHES AND ANYWHERE I COULD GET CAMERA RANGE, I WAS LOOKING. BUT THEN THE TRAIL STARTED TO GO COLD. I JUST COULDN’T FIND THE DOG ANYWHERE. AFTER I LOST HIM ON VIDEO. WITH HOURS TICKING BY AND CONCERN GROWING DEEPER, ANNA’S FAMILY CONTINUE TO GROUND SEARCH, CREATED A FLIER AND CONNECTED WITH EVERYONE THEY ENCOUNTERED. DISPATCHERS, SHUTTLE DRIVERS, THE GUYS WHO DRIVE AROUND SECURITY. THERE WASN’T ONE PERSON WHO DIDN’T MAKE AN EFFORT SAY, OKAY, WE’RE GOING TO LOOK OUT FOR HIM. KIND STRANGERS EVEN JOINING THE SEARCH AFTER SEEING CHARLIE’S STORY ON LOST ANIMAL SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. HE’S SUCH A SWEET DOG. I WAS JUST LIKE, I NEED TO COME HELP BECAUSE I LOVE ANIMALS SO MUCH. AND FINALLY, THAT COLLECTIVE EFFORT PAID OFF. I GOT THE CALL AT 6:05 A.M., A SHUTTLE DRIVER SPOTTING CHARLIE RUNNING FROM THE ECONOMY LOT TO THE DAILY LOT RIGHT HERE. AND RACING TO THAT LOCATION. AND JUST BY SHEER LUCK, I SAW HIM AND COAXED THE SCARED CREATURE BACK INTO HER ARMS, IMMEDIATELY OVERCOME WITH EMOTION. I WAS JUST SCREAMING AND CRYING. I COULDN’T BELIEVE I HAD HIM AND FAMILY COMPLETELY CREDITING ALL THOSE ON BOARD FOR THAT 30 HOUR PLUS SEARCH MISSION. EVERYBODY WANTED TO HELP CHARLIE. NOW KEEPING CLOSE TO HIS LOVED ONES AND ALL ADVENTURED OUT AFTER HIS HOLIDAY TIME ORDEAL. WE JUST FEEL BEYOND LUCKY THAT WE GOT HIM BACK AND THAT WE KNOW THAT YOU JUST DON’T GIVE UP. YOU DON’T DESERVE DOGS. TO COME SEE YOUR STOMPING GROUNDS. DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE TURKEY WAS? SHAKE IT OUT, CHARLIE. OH, CHARLIE. CHARLIE IS NOT GOING TO BE LEAVING HIS OWNERS ANYTIME SOON. NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. AND ANNA’S DAUGHTER, JACQUELINE IS REALLY INSTRUMENTAL IN ALSO HELPING THIS SEARCH CONTINUE. SHE WAS A LITTLE BIT CAMERA SHY. DIDN’T WANT TO GO ON CAMERA AND TALK ABOUT THE ADVENTURE, BUT ANNA ALSO HAD SO MANY KIND WORDS FOR THE AIRPORT STAFF AND I BET SO YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY’RE DOING NOW WITH CHARLIE? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY, SO HE’S NOT GOING ANYWHERE WITHOUT HIS AIR TAG. AND ALSO SMART. YOU GOT TO TRACK THAT GUY. YEAH, AND THEY’RE ALSO USING A RESTRAINER IN THE CAR NOW, SO NO JUMPING OUT OF THE WINDOW. CHARLIE. NO, YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE. IT’S NOT HAPPENING. YOU ENJOYED YOUR FREEDOM FOR A LITTLE BIT. YES. LET’S REEL IT IN JUST A BIT. BUT WASN’T IT SO SWEET HOW HE WAS JUST, LIKE, CLEARLY HAPPY TO BE BACK WITH HIS MOM? YEAH. HERE WE GO. VERY NICE.