Iditarod sled dog found months after disappearing from checkpoint

Musher Sebastien Dos Santos Borges, of France, and sled dog Leon arrive in Anchorage, Alaska, after being reunited (Rebecca Clark/Regal Air/AP)

An Iditarod sled dog has been found safe after disappearing from a checkpoint in the race three months ago and covering nearly 150 miles, organisers said.

Musher Sebastien Dos Santos Borges travelled from France to pick Leon up, the Iditarod Trail Committee said in a statement.