Yvonne Worrel saw the video on Facebook like everyone else, smiled at it, and moved on. She had no idea she was about to adopt the dog in it.
A Dog on the Tarmac
On September 11, Colton Murray was at his desk at First Premier Mortgage, whose office sits at Naples Airport in Florida. He looked up and saw a small dog sprinting across the tarmac while three or four people chased him.
Murray filmed it. Workers on golf carts joined the chase. A pickup truck and an SUV followed. The dog kept running.
Airport staff eventually caught him without incident and handed him over to Collier County Domestic Animal Services. No injuries, no major disruption to operations, one very confused stray dog.
Days Later, at the Shelter
Yvonne Worrel saw Murray’s video while scrolling Facebook. She assumed the dog belonged to an airline passenger who had escaped from a travel crate, and didn’t think much more about it.
Days later, she and her husband Cameron visited the Collier County shelter for unrelated reasons. A shelter employee mentioned where one of the dogs had come from. The Worrels realized they were looking at the same dog from the video.
He Left in an Airport T-Shirt
They decided to adopt him and named him Jet.
As the Washington Post reported on Jet’s story, Colton Murray, the man who filmed the whole chase, later paid Jet’s adoption fee. Jet went home wearing a Naples Airport T-shirt.
Nobody has determined how Jet got onto the airport property or where he lived before that Friday.
What the Hold Rules Mean
Jet had no microchip when he arrived at the shelter. Under Collier County Domestic Animal Services guidelines updated in June 2026, a dog without a microchip is subject to a two-day hold. A microchipped dog gets five days so the registered owner can be contacted.
Because no chip was found at intake, there was no owner to call. The hold expired, the Worrels showed up, and Jet was available. He was microchipped before leaving the shelter.
That two-day window is the detail most people miss when they hear this story.
Why This Matters
Naples Airport recorded 125,926 takeoffs and landings in fiscal year 2025. A dog on an active tarmac is a real hazard, not just a funny video.
According to the ASPCA’s 2025 shelter statistics, millions of stray dogs enter U.S. shelters every year. Most don’t come with a viral video or an accidental reunion.
Shelters are already under pressure. Hillsborough County’s Pet Resource Center recently hit 177% capacity with 320 dogs every stray that comes in without a microchip adds to that load.
Fast action makes the difference every time. When two dogs fell into a Tempe canal with no way out, officers had minutes to act – same as the airport staff chasing Jet across the tarmac.
Jet got lucky twice. Once when airport staff caught him safely. Once when the right person walked through the shelter door.
Key Takeaways
- A stray dog ran loose on the Naples Airport tarmac on September 11 and was safely caught by staff.
- Yvonne Worrel saw the viral video, then accidentally found the same dog at a county shelter days later.
- She and her husband adopted him and named him Jet.
- Colton Murray, who filmed the chase, paid the adoption fee.
- No microchip at intake meant a two-day hold under updated Collier County rules from June 2026.
Jet’s story is a reminder that microchipping matters before an escape happens. The same applies to Halloween night, when open doors and unfamiliar crowds are one of the biggest escape risks dog owners face.
Nobody Knows Where He Came From
Jet went from a tarmac chase to a family in under two weeks. The only thing still missing is where his story started.
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