Nine-week-old puppy Mocha rescued on Coquihalla Highway, treated at Sahali Vet

A nine-week-old puppy named Mocha was discovered along the Coquihalla Highway at about 3:30 a.m. on a Tuesday and is now safe in foster care after an urgent examination at Sahali Vet in Kamloops. The Okanagan Humane Society posted the initial notice on its social accounts, and local outlets picked up the story on Feb. 25–26, 2026.

Okanagan Humane Society’s Instagram post described the rescue in real time: “❤ Today at OHS...9-week-old puppy found at 3:30 am on the Coquihalla Hwy was brought to safety by kind passersby on their way home to Kamloops.” Castanet quoted OHS and reported the puppy was found by travellers returning to Kamloops from Vancouver; that account appears in multiple Castanet story pages. Kelowna Capital News, by reporter Yashvika Grover and published 5:30 a.m. Thursday, February 26, 2026, carried a slightly different line, saying a driver travelling from Kamloops to Vancouver rescued Mocha, a discrepancy not resolved by the sources.

Castanet’s local coverage includes a cluster of story pages (IDs 601498, 601452, 601436, 601500, 601485, 601482, 601434, 601514, 601481, 601453, 601384, 601145, 601486, 601484, 601476, 601439, 601438, 601437) and forum threads with user posts dated Feb 25, 2026, reflecting quick community attention. Forum posters such as justintime111 (Feb 25, 2026, 12:30 pm), workerman (Feb 25, 2026, 12:36 pm), and Nanpaz 2021 (Feb 25, 2026, 2:01 pm) reacted publicly to the rescue notices.

Okanagan Humane Society’s Facebook post, as quoted by Castanet, thanked the veterinary partner while noting unanswered questions about the incident: “Though we are still unsure of the circumstances and the how and the why, we thank vet partner Sahali Vet in Kamloops for checking Mocha out urgently.” Beyond that urgent check at Sahali Animal Hospital, no medical findings, microchip status, breed identification, or weight were provided in the public posts.

The motorists who recovered Mocha are now serving as her foster family, according to OHS and media accounts; photo credits on the stories list “Photo: Contributed” and “(Okanagan Humane Society/Facebook).” A separate Facebook community snippet posted publicly read: “GREAT NEWS Mocha has been FOUND and is Safe. Thanks to dedicated family, VOC community and Sedona Independent Humane Trappers. Cameras and scent,” though the snippet does not explain those groups’ roles.

Sources confirm Mocha is safe but leave several specifics open: the exact calendar date tied to the OHS “Tuesday” post, the precise location on the Coquihalla Highway, the rescuers’ direction of travel, whether a microchip was checked, and any follow-up veterinary details from Sahali Vet. Okanagan Humane Society’s social posts and the Castanet and KelownaCapNews reports remain the only public accounts so far; the rescuers’ foster arrangement is the latest known status for Mocha.