Georgia dog that vanished 6 years ago found wandering about 450 miles away in another state: 'This is insane'

A dog that went missing in Georgia in 2017 will be reunited with his owner after being found wandering around a lake in West Virginia hundreds of miles away.

Tara Hillis, who lives near Atlanta, told WSAZ-TV her 1-year-old pit bull Chief somehow escaped from her property in 2017, and she had given up hope of finding him as the years went on. 

"I honestly thought I’d never see him again," Hillis acknowledged. "Initially, I thought maybe someone took him to try to breed him, but he’s fixed. So many years go by, you just really miss him."

Six years later, Chief was found by passersby wandering around East Lynn Lake in Wayne County, West Virginia, roughly a 450-mile drive from Atlanta.

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Chief was first found by rangers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before he escaped and was found by another unknown individual ...