Saw this story on the national news this evening. A kayak fisherman was about a half-mile offshore in the Gulf of Mexco when a very frightened dog showed up next to his rig. The rescue was recorded on the yaks videocam. Subsequent to this video being released on YouTube, additional details came out. Turns out that the dog and owner were out jogging when they were struck by a drunk driver. The owner was killed, but the injured dog bolted, jumped into the Gulf of Mexico and was just swimming far away when he happened upon the fisherman.
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