ATLANTA — By the time fishermen spotted the first head bobbing above the water, the 38 dogs were exhausted and struggling to stay alive.
The hound dogs had plunged into a large Mississippi lake while chasing a deer, a diversion during a fox hunt. Bob Gist, who was fishing on the lake, knew they had no chance.'A deer can swim the Mississippi River, and those dogs are not going to catch a deer in the water,' he recalled Friday.They weren't going to survive, either, Gist and the others realized — unless someone acted right away.
Other dogs are standing behind the seats — two of them calmly looking ahead as Chrestman, beside them, steers.'The hero here is Jordan,' Gist said, as the guide had recognized the danger and sped the boat over. 'If it wasn't for Jordan, there would have been 38 dead dogs.'The dogs had probably been in the water for about 15 or 20 minutes by then, Gist said. Some of them were so worn out that the men had to reach into the water and lift their heads out.
Dogs Rescued From Near-Drowning On Mississippi Lake
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