The owner went to save his dog, who got stuck in the mud of a drained lake, and ended up needing rescue himself.
The owner went to save his dog and ended up needing rescue himself; the man was nearly fully submerged in the mud and had to be rescued by firefighters.
This all happened last week at Blydenburgh County Park in Smithtown, USA. The puppy ran after a duck in the drained lake and got stuck. His owner went after him to save him and got stuck too.
The 24-year-old man called the firefighters for help; he said he was lost and the mud was up to his chest.
According to a report from News 12, police and Smithtown fire rescue teams received help from a helicopter to locate the duo and were soon able to rescue both the dog and his owner from the mud.
“There are many dangers involved in the thick mud you can encounter,” said Don Dongvort, Assistant Fire Chief of Smithtown Fire Department, to the local TV channel.
“It’s similar to quicksand that we all saw in cartoons when we were kids. It’s going to hold you and you can’t try to get out because it’s all around you,” he said.
After the rescue, the man was taken to the hospital to prevent hypothermia, but he was already released, and he and his beautiful puppy are ready for new adventures. The rescue went viral on social media.
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