Three years after a tragic car accident, Amanda Taylor still actively searches for her 14-year-old German Shepherd. Amanda continues to seek Northeastern California community support and asks residents to remain observant and report sightings to reunite the animal with its family.
The now 14-year-old German Shepherd, known as Riley, is a female with black/beige coat, answers to her name, was wearing a collar with identification tags and is spayed and microchipped. Riley was last seen with her owner Amanda Taylor on March 22, 2021, traveling on CA-139, 3.5 miles north of Termo Grasshopper Road headed towards Susanville, CA.
Each year, on the anniversary of the accident, Amanda sends postcards to several organizations in the area, to keep the search for Riley alive. In 2021, she set up a Facebook page to further her reach and has received generous support from community members.
On March 22, 2021, Amanda was traveling in her 2013 Ford Focus on CA-139 from Olympia, WA to Fallon, NV when she hit a whiteout snowstorm and lost control of her vehicle. After three to four rolls over more than 50 feet and hitting a boulder along the way, Amanda suffered a concussion and lost consciousness. She awoke hanging upside down in her vehicle suffering minor injuries thanks to the safety of her seatbelt. She managed to escape her seatbelt restraint and crawl out the shattered back window. She immediately looked for Riley who was unable to be found.
After CHP, paramedics, and volunteer firefighters surveyed the scene, they were able to decipher that there was no blood from the animal nor signs she was ejected from the vehicle, leaving hope for Amanda that her furry best friend would be found.
Since the accident, Amanda has tirelessly looked for Riley, spending a week near the crash site and continuing the search from her home in Washington. She has never given up hope that they will one day be reunited. Amanda has been in communication with law enforcement, animal shelters, German Shepherd rescues, and residents in the surrounding areas of Adin/Bieber, Susanville, the Northern and Southern California megaregions to spread the word about the search.
If you or anyone you know has seen Riley or has any information about her whereabouts, please immediately contact Amanda Taylor at 760.895.8070 or email [email protected]
