This morning Clarine said to me, "Oh look!" and pointed out into the middle of the lake. There was a black and white dog there that had fallen through the ice and was struggling to get back up on to the ice, but the ice kept breaking and the dog kept on thrashing and struggling
. (She had seen the dog running around on the ice on the other side of the cause way a few minutes earlier.) I could see that the dog was starting to tire. Clarine asked me if she should call 911. I said, "Maybe they don't do dogs." Before I could opine any further she had dialed 911. They said they would dispatch. It seemed like ages. Before they got there about four cars had stopped. Clarine had called a couple of people that know dogs (Brian Headden and Jack Weber) in this area, and they had arrived to help wring their hands along with several of the rest of us. Shortly we had several official vehicles present. I don't know which department the official was from, but he donned a wet suit, tied a rope around his waste and had his buddy stand anchor on shore. He got on his belly and sort of swam on the ice out to about twenty feet of the dog, then he broke through. He was soon to the presence of the dog and got the dog upon to solid ice. The dog departed very quickly and headed for home. The officials found whose dog it was. (I never did find out.) The official got to ice that was a little more solid and with a pull from shore, he was on the ice on his belly and wiggled his way back to shore. I took other pictures in the sequence, but they didn't work out, so what you got is what you get. The pic with the black dot in the lake is the dog when we first spotted him. One of the pictures shows the official and the dog with a tether back to shore. Another shows the dog on more solid ice walking away, and the other picture shows the official on the ice wiggling back to shore.
. (She had seen the dog running around on the ice on the other side of the cause way a few minutes earlier.) I could see that the dog was starting to tire. Clarine asked me if she should call 911. I said, "Maybe they don't do dogs." Before I could opine any further she had dialed 911. They said they would dispatch. It seemed like ages. Before they got there about four cars had stopped. Clarine had called a couple of people that know dogs (Brian Headden and Jack Weber) in this area, and they had arrived to help wring their hands along with several of the rest of us. Shortly we had several official vehicles present. I don't know which department the official was from, but he donned a wet suit, tied a rope around his waste and had his buddy stand anchor on shore. He got on his belly and sort of swam on the ice out to about twenty feet of the dog, then he broke through. He was soon to the presence of the dog and got the dog upon to solid ice. The dog departed very quickly and headed for home. The officials found whose dog it was. (I never did find out.) The official got to ice that was a little more solid and with a pull from shore, he was on the ice on his belly and wiggled his way back to shore. I took other pictures in the sequence, but they didn't work out, so what you got is what you get. The pic with the black dot in the lake is the dog when we first spotted him. One of the pictures shows the official and the dog with a tether back to shore. Another shows the dog on more solid ice walking away, and the other picture shows the official on the ice wiggling back to shore.The weather has warmed this week - a storm early on and another pending. Both have warm southerly winds preceding them. The ice has turned rotten and consequently has no strength to it. We had one big lake effect storm and another is pending for this evening and tomorrow. Maybe I will have more snow "pics" tomorrow. Nearly all of that snow that I posted earlier in the week is gone.
Yesterday Clarine and I drove to Provo and picked up Beth and her friend and drove them to the airport in Salt Lake for their Christmas recess at home in the Seattle area. They were traveling on two different air lines, but both flights were scheduled at the same time. Since I haven't heard anything further, I assume they have safely arrived at their destination. Beth is returning on 4 January 2008, so we will pick her up then and deliver her back to BYU in Provo.
The south wind is blowing warm and hard. The sky is very sunny. It is difficult to believe the weather people when they say that a big storm will start by this evening and continue on into tomorrow. Stand by for further posting. gwh
2 comments:
Wow--what an adventure! I'm so glad your story had a happy ending.
I don't think Kim would have been able to bear the story had it not a happy ending. I agree 'twas quite the adventure. And to be the 911 caller ta boot...
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