A dog, his owner and a good Samaritan had to be rescued from the rain-swollen river.
STUDIO CITY, Calif. - A dog is safe after battling currents in the rain-swollen Los Angeles River for nearly two hours.
The ordeal started just before 2:15 p.m. Monday when a homeless woman and her dog, a German shepherd mix, were spotted in the river in the Van Nuys neighborhood. Firefighters were able to get the woman out safely, but the dog proved much more difficult.Bystanders joined the effort and dangled ropes for the dog to grab onto. When that didn’t work, a 29-year-old man jumped in the river and grabbed the scared animal in a bear hug. Then, he lost his grip, and firefighters had to get him out.
“I was trying to save the dog,” the man said. “I got him. It bit me in the hand, and then, when the helicopter came, he got scared, and he ran out of my arms.”Animal Services took charge of the dog and took him to be evaluated by a veterinarian, though he appeared to be fine. “After everything he went through, he was still pretty energetic, pretty bright, alert and responsive. So, ultimately, that’s all that really matters,” said Vanessa Flores, with Animal Services, at a press conference after the rescue.
The dog’s owner was taken to the hospital, where she was treated for abrasions and evaluated for water and cold issues. She is expected to be OK.Rescues in the Los Angeles River are extremely difficult because it lost its natural banks when engineers channeled it in concrete.
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