Dog Involved in Tragic DUI Accident Swims Half-Mile to Kayaker

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Dog Involved in Tragic DUI Accident Swims Half-Mile to Kayaker

Imagine you’re fishing in your kayak, and instead of reeling in a fish, you end up with a dog. That’s exactly what happened to one Tampa-area kayaker on Saturday afternoon, in a story that is both incredible and tragic.

As the man was fishing, he saw the dog — named Barney — swimming to his kayak. He eventually scooped him up and took him to a local vet. It just so happened that he had a camera rolling during the whole incident:

But the story doesn’t end there. The kayaker, who was baffled as to how and why Barney — who swam about a half-mile — got to him, then learned the tragic news. CBSTampa.com explains:

The man brought Barney to a local vet, who used a tracking chip implanted in him to discover his owner was Donna L. Chen, who was struck by a Nissan Altima and died moments before.

Florida Highway Patrol said Blake Talman, 22, was fleeing from an earlier crash in his Nissan Altima northbound on SR-758 when he struck Chen and Barney.

The two were jogging north on SR-758 when Talman allegedly failed to navigate a left curve causing him to leave the roadway and strike a metal pole before hitting Chen and a street sign. Chen was knocked from the sidewalk into the center of the road, reports indicate.

Barney took off, though there is no mention of him in the report.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/inc...agic-dui-accident-swims-half-mile-to-kayaker/

that poor dog. what an amazing incident. and tragic as well.
 
animals can be amazing, while at the same time, humans can be thoroughly disgusting.

I remember a few years ago reading about how a couple of sailboaters in the gulf of mexico found a kitten swimming frantically, miles away from shore.
 
Yurt said:
Dog Involved in Tragic DUI Accident Swims Half-Mile to Kayaker

Imagine you’re fishing in your kayak, and instead of reeling in a fish, you end up with a dog. That’s exactly what happened to one Tampa-area kayaker on Saturday afternoon, in a story that is both incredible and tragic.

As the man was fishing, he saw the dog — named Barney — swimming to his kayak. He eventually scooped him up and took him to a local vet. It just so happened that he had a camera rolling during the whole incident:

But the story doesn’t end there. The kayaker, who was baffled as to how and why Barney — who swam about a half-mile — got to him, then learned the tragic news. CBSTampa.com explains:

The man brought Barney to a local vet, who used a tracking chip implanted in him to discover his owner was Donna L. Chen, who was struck by a Nissan Altima and died moments before.

Florida Highway Patrol said Blake Talman, 22, was fleeing from an earlier crash in his Nissan Altima northbound on SR-758 when he struck Chen and Barney.

The two were jogging north on SR-758 when Talman allegedly failed to navigate a left curve causing him to leave the roadway and strike a metal pole before hitting Chen and a street sign. Chen was knocked from the sidewalk into the center of the road, reports indicate.

Barney took off, though there is no mention of him in the report.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/inc...agic-dui-accident-swims-half-mile-to-kayaker/

that poor dog. what an amazing incident. and tragic as well.
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Poor Chen. The dog lived you idiot.

I hate people who put the welfare of animals before that of people.
 
The dogs owners had yellow kayaks like that one.

That's the kind of kayak my wife and I have and we fish down thier annually in the Key's, it's freaking sweet.
 
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