Water rescue: Man pulled from water off Oyster Bay while saving service dog on Long Island
OYSTER BAY, Long Island (WABC) — A man who went into the water on Long Island to rescue his service dog ended up needing to be rescued himself.
It happened Sunday night in Oyster Bay.
The 34-year-old man was walking his dog when it entered the water to swim around 8:23 p.m.
Suddenly, the dog began struggling while swimming and became trapped under a dock.
The man called his girlfriend, who used the service dog’s GPS collar to find them, and she called the police.
He jumped after the dog and was able to get his service animal out of the water when police arrived, but he was unable to get himself out.
The officer on scene used a life preserver to help the man who had become tired in the water.
Fortunately, the man and his dog were not injured.
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