Rookie Musher Scratches from Iditarod, Dogs Safe

0:00This is Cory with the story, and here's what is making news across Anchorage right now. Jody Potts, Joseph, a 48-year-old rookie from Eagle Village, Alaska, has scratched from the Idyterod. She made the decision around 11.19 a.m., on Tuesday, at Tripod Flatts' cabin, between the CalTag and Unallately Checkpoints. She called it off in the best interest of her 10-dog team. Race officials are now helping transport the dogs to unallocleate for recovery. She's the third musher to drop out this year, after fellow rookie Jay Foucher and Mill Porsilled, whose team lost the dog. Earlier in the race, Potts Joseph faced a scary run in with a bison near Ron. The animal charged, but stopped short. And after her pistol jammed, she hid behind a tree and used words in her native language and language to drive. Itaway, Potts. Joseph is the mother of Quanta Chasing Horse, an Alaska native model and influencer, with more than half a million Instagram followers. With these scratches, 31 teams remain in the race out of the 34 that started.

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