After more than two hours , fire fighter were capable to lasso Scooby in the heart of the river .
Los Angeles fire crews work hard to save a dog from the flooded Los Angeles River this week and had to pull a couple of citizenry out in the unconscious process .
dense rain fetch flooding to various share of the City of Angels this week , including turning the LA River into serious , fast - moving rapids . Along with pull cars from flooded street , the Los Angeles Fire Department answer to a call Monday for a woman and her dog who had flow into the river near Burbank Boulevard and were catch in the current , concord to KTTV .
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After more than two hours pursuing the dog , fireman were capable to lassoGerman shepherdmix Scooby in the middle of the river and bring him back to prophylactic in a rescue caught on tv camera from theKABC whirlybird .
Earlier , LAFD ’s swift body of water delivery squad pull the dog ’s 35 - year - sure-enough owner from the river with the utilization of a helicopter . However , the currents swept Scooby downstream .
While the cleaning lady was transported to a local infirmary for rating , LAFD proceed to try and rescue Scooby , but the deliverance was complicate by a well - intentioned — but ill - outfit — civilian .
" I see this gentleman hop-skip the fence and stick out in to try and save the dog , " attestant Aimee Competelli told KTTV .
The 28 - year - old Isle of Man jump the fence and plunged into the waist - deep weewee , wrap Scooby in his arms and holding him against the cement embankment as the water supply whirl around them .
" We know that mortal was well - intentioned as well as other people are apparently very concerned about that canine , you comfortably believe we are , too . But when civilians jump in who do n’t have the proper personal protective equipment and training to effect a delivery , they often become patient role themselves , " LAFD Capt . Erik Scott say KTTV .
Sure enough , thestressed and frightenedScooby bit the human and drifted downstream while LAFD gang had to refocus their drive on pull the man from the river .
" In a moment of panic , everything — and everyone — new may seem like a potential danger , " saysJenna Stregowski , RVT and Daily Paws ' pet health and behavior editor . " The hotdog was credibly already terrified by the situation and found the rescuer terrifying as well .
" It ’s really common for animal in rescue place to be this afraid , so [ people ] can best help animals in danger by touch trained professionals who have the right gear , " Stregowski explains .
Eventually , after what the LAFD estimated was two and a half hours , rescuers take out Scooby safely from the river and took him to a local animal hospital for evaluation . Officials with Los Angeles Animal Services said the exhausted pup had some faint abrasion on his manus but was otherwise unhurt . He ’s expect to reunite with his human very soon .
