Amazing dog rescue in stormwater basin
We were watching this live on TV a few minutes ago and it was amazing. A dog was trapped in in rising waters in a Vernon storm drain. It was frantically trying to climb out, but the concrete walls were too steep.
Then, a helicopter appeared and a firefirefighter was lowered into the dirty brown water. He grabbed the dog. Panicking, the dog struggled and bit the firefighter several times before the man managed to get a harnass on the animal and raise it to safety.
Channel 5 has a video of it on their Web site. Here's a picture that I grabbed from them.
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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
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