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Fishing trio rescues 38 dogs from drowning in Mississippi lake
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/24/fishers-dogs-drowning-mississippi-lakeFishing trio rescues 38 dogs from drowning in Mississippi lake
Fishers take to shore three boatloads of hound dogs who had plunged in while chasing a deer during a fox hunt
Ramon Antonio Vargas
Mon 24 Jun 2024 04.00 EDT
Insurance agents Bob Gist and Brad Carlisle headed out to a Mississippi lake with fishing guide Jordan Chrestman hoping to catch some crappies.
They came back with nearly 40 dogs whom they saved from drowning, according to the men, who took photos of the dramatic 8 June rescue and have since been feted as heroes on the local and national media circuits.
“Opportunities to help somebody are in front of us all the time,” Gist said in an interview about the dog rescue episode that the Associated Press published on Friday. “Sometimes if you see something, do something.”
As the group first recounted to JonesboroRightNow.com, a news outlet in Gist’s Arkansas home town, he and his friend Carlisle took a recreational trip to Grenada, Mississippi, about 100 miles south of Memphis, to fish for crappie in a lake there.
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Fishers take to shore three boatloads of hound dogs who had plunged in while chasing a deer during a fox hunt
Ramon Antonio Vargas
Mon 24 Jun 2024 04.00 EDT
Insurance agents Bob Gist and Brad Carlisle headed out to a Mississippi lake with fishing guide Jordan Chrestman hoping to catch some crappies.
They came back with nearly 40 dogs whom they saved from drowning, according to the men, who took photos of the dramatic 8 June rescue and have since been feted as heroes on the local and national media circuits.
“Opportunities to help somebody are in front of us all the time,” Gist said in an interview about the dog rescue episode that the Associated Press published on Friday. “Sometimes if you see something, do something.”
As the group first recounted to JonesboroRightNow.com, a news outlet in Gist’s Arkansas home town, he and his friend Carlisle took a recreational trip to Grenada, Mississippi, about 100 miles south of Memphis, to fish for crappie in a lake there.
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