The woman's dog broke free from safety twice in a nearly 90-minute rescue effort
A homeless woman and her dog got trapped in the rain-swollen Los Angeles River Monday, and while the woman was quickly brought to safety, the spooked dog broke free and waded into the rushing river, sparking a dramatic, nearly 90-minute rescue effort.The Los Angeles Fire Department reported the woman and the dog were spotted in the water near the Sepulveda Dam just before 2:15 p.m., according to the department's Margaret Stewart.
At one point, a 29-year-old man jumped into the water and managed to grab the dog and cling to the north side of the river. The LAFD lowered a swift-water rescue team member into the water, but as he approached the man and dog, the animal broke free and was again pushed downstream. The dog continued downstream, eventually reaching some relatively high ground in Studio City, in the area of Gilligan's Island Road near CBS studios.
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