Family rescues dog nearly 4 miles offshore in Lake Michigan

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Associated Press
Updated 2:05 p.m. ET Aug. 10, 2020

Frankfort, Mich. – A dog treading water nearly four miles offshore in Lake Michigan has been rescued by a family out on a boating trip.

The family was boating from Grand Haven to Frankfort in northwestern Michigan on Friday when Jeannie Wilcox said she saw a “red animal in the lake” and started screaming, ‘dog in the water!’”



They were able to get the dog onto the boat’s swim platform and dried her off, Wilcox told WOOD-TV.

The family was able to have the dog scanned for a microchip. The owners later were located and reunited with their dog.

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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/08/10/family-rescues-dog-nearly-4-miles-offshore-lake-michigan/3336963001

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Apparently, the dog's family was sailing and didn't notice that the dog had jumped or fallen overboard. Yikes.

[3catwoman3]

1. Yikes! Kudos to the rescuers.

[Fla Dem]

2. What are the freakin chances the poor dog is spotted? So lucky.

[mnhtnbb]

3. Many years ago in L.A. when I met my husband to be, he had a sailboat.

I bought a life preserver for my Golden Retriever mix dog, Honey, and when we went out on the boat she always wore it.

Honey never went overboard, but one time sailing back from Catalina, my husband went overboard, but managed to grab hold of the line and pull himself back on board. I wouldn't have known how to drop the sails or do $hit to stop the boat, bring it around, or anything to get back to him if he'd gone in the water.

[demmiblue]

4. Good lawd... watch your damn dog (and use a flotation device).

Poor baby.

[North Shore Chicago]

5. Whew!

A happy ending.

[smirkymonkey]

6. So glad the poor pupper was rescued!

Thank god for that family! They deserve a medal for rescuing her. I hope her owners are much more careful in the future. Be well, sweet baby!