Much of the beauty of life is to be found in its unpredictability, the fact that unexpected things can happen at any given time, and that our experiences on this Earth can drastically change from one day to the next.

Now, we'll accept that such unpredictability isn't always favorable; tragedy and heartbreak linger around the same corner as joy and happiness. But it's exactly that sense of not knowing what challenges await us that best colors our existence.

Just ask Ted Rutherford, who was walking his dog through the woods in Glen Burnie, Maryland back in July 2021. It seemed a walk like any other, indeed a day like any other.

What Ted wasn't to know, though, was that his life was about to be temporarily turned upside down when he was thrust into a situation quite unlike any other he had ever experienced…

Ted Rutherford was reportedly out walking his dog on a woodland bike path when he heard noises coming from the bushes. His first thought was that a wounded animal was crying out in distress, but when he moved closer his heart leapt into his mouth.

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