Man asks for his Dog to be rescued first

13 Mar 08

When a man and his dog capsized during a fishing trip and fell into icy waters, the man — Randy Earl — asked his rescuers to save his dog Lacy, a black spaniel mix, first. Woof!

“When the boat flipped over, I put the dog on top of the boat so it would be safe,” Earl told The Dominion Post of Morgantown (USA). While waiting for rescue, the 53-year-old Earl clung to the 12-foot boat’s hull.

“That dog means a lot to me and my wife Kandy both,” Earl said. “We lost both of our children in a car accident on April 23, 1993. That dog is like a child to us.”

The water temperature was about 50 degrees, said Division of Natural Resources senior conservation officer J.M. Crawley. Earl had a life jacket, but wasn’t wearing it properly.

Earl and Lacy were rescued after State Trooper J.D. McCoy responded to a call and used an old kayak to paddle out to them.

Earl was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown as a precaution but was released that evening.

SuperWoof to Earl!

Awoof!

Archie