{"id":901,"date":"2026-08-15T00:25:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/08\/15\/sheriffs-attempt-to-rescue-abandoned-llama-on-colorado-trails-ends-with-a-happy-reunion\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T00:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:25:40","slug":"sheriffs-attempt-to-rescue-abandoned-llama-on-colorado-trails-ends-with-a-happy-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/08\/15\/sheriffs-attempt-to-rescue-abandoned-llama-on-colorado-trails-ends-with-a-happy-reunion\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff\u2019s Attempt to Rescue Abandoned Llama on Colorado Trails Ends with a Happy Reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The owners returned to retrieve the llama and thanked deputies for helping coax her down the trail safely<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/Fs7i66wxDu-l8TB_aNNVsa9IUc0=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/llama-1-081426-2ae6ac3d630a48ecac17d6c5be81bcde.jpg\" alt=\"The llama found in Larimer County, Colorado.Credit: Larimer County Sheriff's Office\" title=\"Abandoned llama\" \/><figcaption><i>The llama found in Larimer County, Colorado.<br \/>Credit: Larimer County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Officers with the Larimer County Sheriff\u2019s Office were dispatched to respond to reports of an abandoned llama on the Comanche Peak Trail<\/li>\n<li>A deputy found the llama hitched to a tree in Colorado\u2019s Roosevelt National Forest after a hiker reported her<\/li>\n<li>Efforts to lead the llama back were slow as she repeatedly stopped to rest and resisted moving further<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sometimes it\u2019s nice to sit and enjoy the view \u2014 especially for one llama in Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>That became the case when officers from the Larimer County Sheriff\u2019s Office were called to the Comanche Peak Trail in the Roosevelt National Forest on Friday, Aug. 7, in response to reports of an abandoned llama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSure enough, deputies llocated the llounging llady chilling comfortably in a wooded area where she was hitched to a tree,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office jokingly wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/mlCJVs9DFRx0LTicOC-xywM5PEA=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/llama-2-081426-817446d467894cfa909f10dffa15be52.jpg\" alt=\"Deputy Maxwell\u2019s horse with the llama.Credit: Larimer County Sheriff's Office\" title=\"Abandoned llama\" \/><figcaption><i>Deputy Maxwell\u2019s horse with the llama.<br \/>Credit: Larimer County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Comanche Peak Wilderness ranges in elevation from 8,000 to 12,702 feet and is home to mountain lions, moose, coyotes and black bears, according to the <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/r02\/arp\/recreation\/comanche-peak-wilderness\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"null\">U.S. Forest Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With the llama believed to be alone, Deputy Maxwell and her law-enforcement horse, Deputy Dale, tried to lead the llama back to civilization, but she was \u201cnot interested in this plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said they managed to get the llama 30 feet down the trail, but then she decided to rest for 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>After attempting to coax her late into the evening, they managed to make it over a mile, but \u201cthe llama was hellbent on camping for the night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Making the best of the situation, Maxwell decided to let her rest and left her with food and water, opting to return early the next morning.<\/p>\n<p>Upon returning, Maxwell discovered that the llama\u2019s owners had returned, and shared that the llama had refused to leave the location during a hike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey left her hitched and checked on her periodically until they could find a way to lure her down,\u201d the Larimer County Sheriff\u2019s Office explained on Facebook. \u201cThe owners were pleasantly surprised at Deputy Maxwell and Dale\u2019s progress in getting this girl down the trail. After a laborious effort, they finally coaxed her back to civilization.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/sv2Bo-MytYRmS_HFwXoJDuHcTjk=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/llama-3-081426-5d0e41db7fd54a3cb54320b3a0d37fba.jpg\" alt=\"Deputy Dale and his new llama friend.Credit: Larimer County Sheriff's Office\" title=\"Abandoned llama\" \/><figcaption><i>Deputy Dale and his new llama friend.<br \/>Credit: Larimer County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sheriff\u2019s office said they appreciated that the concerned hiker reported the llama had possibly been abandoned and advised the owners to leave a note or notify law enforcement about the situation in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\">PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re glad our fluffy friend found her way home safely,\u201d the Facebook post said, noting also that the llama\u2019s owners were advised to \u201clleave a note or notify llaw enforcement should the llama stage an impromptu backcountry bivouac in the future.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The owners returned to retrieve the llama and thanked deputies for helping coax her down the trail safely The llama found in Larimer County, Colorado.Credit: Larimer County Sheriff&#8217;s Office NEED TO KNOW Officers with the Larimer County Sheriff\u2019s Office were dispatched to respond to reports of an abandoned llama on the Comanche Peak Trail A [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}