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Man Jumps Off Bayway Bridge To Save Dog (Mobile, AL)
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:07 pm
(Did a search and did not get a result of previous posting.)
Summary:
Bayway bridge has an accident and traffic is at a standstill for an extended time. Man gets his dog out, on leash, to let him walk around. Dog leaps over edge, collar breaks. Man, after several minutes, jumps over and swims with dog to boat landing. Pretty cool story with video.
Fox 10 interview with video of event below.
Fox 10
Summary:
Bayway bridge has an accident and traffic is at a standstill for an extended time. Man gets his dog out, on leash, to let him walk around. Dog leaps over edge, collar breaks. Man, after several minutes, jumps over and swims with dog to boat landing. Pretty cool story with video.
Fox 10 interview with video of event below.
Fox 10
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Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:08 pm to Bama323_15
Baxter was THROWN.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:09 pm to Bama323_15
quote:
Man, after several minutes, jumps over and swims with dog to boat landing.
You know he’s got some serious scratches.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:10 pm to Bama323_15
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:12 pm to OysterPoBoy
quote:
You know he’s got some serious scratches.
Yeah. Video starts with him struggling to find the best way to help/lead the dog. Can hear someone yell from the bridge to keep the dog off of him.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:12 pm to Bama323_15
Maybe it's dumb but I certainly can't blame him
I'm not sitting up there watching my dog drown in front of me
I'm not sitting up there watching my dog drown in front of me
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:14 pm to Bama323_15
What kind of dog is that? Chocolate lab possibly?
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:14 pm to Pettifogger
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Maybe it's dumb but I certainly can't blame him
I'm not sitting up there watching my dog drown in front of me
Yep. Hard call either way.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:15 pm to slackster
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What kind of dog is that?
A wet one.
His name is "River" after all.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:16 pm to slackster
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What kind of dog is that? Chocolate lab possibly?
In the video it looked more champagne color to me. Maybe one of the Weimaraner/Lab mixes.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:16 pm to Bama323_15
Damn. That’s a dangerous jump. Good bit of the bay there is really shallow. Like 18” shallow depending on the tide.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:18 pm to Golfer
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That’s a dangerous jump. Good bit of the bay there is really shallow. Like 18” shallow depending on the tide.
Yeah. I always heard it was shallow...I dont know much about it. I think the video or article said maybe a 20 foot jump into 6 feet of water at the time this happened.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:20 pm to Bama323_15
I wonder how many of you asshats that would put your dog down by shooting them would do what this man did.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:20 pm to Bama323_15
So Bloodworth decided to do it himself then had second thoughts. Like we said, let the vet euthanize it.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:26 pm to Pettifogger
Zero chance I let my dog drown in front of me. I’m going in every fricking time.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:27 pm to slackster
Looks like a catahoula
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:30 pm to Bama323_15
quote:
In the video it looked more champagne color to me. Maybe one of the Weimaraner/Lab mixes
Maybe so. Looks like his tail is docked.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:30 pm to ellishughtiger
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wonder how many of you asshats that would put your dog down by shooting them would do what this man did.
I wouldn’t be a dickbag and abandon my vehicle on an already congested route
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:31 pm to TheCaterpillar
quote:
Zero chance I let my dog drown in front of me
My wife looked at me and said she knew I would do the same.
But it would be a hard call being as I am completely unfamiliar with the bay and my thoughts would be what happens to my kids and wife if I am injured with the jump or worse.
He said he saw the landing and was confident in the swim so I think he went through a similar mental process as well.
Just glad it was not me needing to make the decision.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:36 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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I wouldn’t be a dickbag and abandon my vehicle on an already congested route
This is obviously the most important part of this story that we are all overlooking. And since all vehicles now only have room for one person in them, we know without a doubt there was no one left to drive the car if traffic began moving again before he returned.
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