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Man trying to rescue his dog drowns in river; pet survives
WORTHINGTON, Ohio —A 67-year-old man has drowned in a central Ohio river while trying to rescue his dog, which was able to get out of the water on its own.
Police say Joseph Crites was walking his dog in the Columbus suburb of Worthington late Thursday morning when the dog jumped into the Olentangy River.
Crites followed the dog into the water and was pulled under by currents near a lowhead dam.
Rescuers eventually pulled him out, and he was pronounced dead at an area hospital.
Authorities say the dog, a chocolate Labrador retriever, managed to get out of the water without help.
The dog has been returned to Crites' family.