'The way their heads were in the water there’s no way they could see the shore,' rescuer Bob Gist recalls of distressed animals he came across while fishing.
set out recently with hopes of reeling in a big catch, but instead came back with a boat teeming with dozens of dogs.trip earlier this month after not seeing each other for a while.
The pals, who are both State Farm insurance agents in their respective states, hired Jordan Chrestman, a local fishing guide, to help them navigate the waters of Grenada Lake and lead them to the best spot to catch crappie. According to Arkansas news outlet Jonesboro Right Now, the group hit the lake early in the morning but wasn’t finding much luck and decided to move to a new location.
,” Gist said of the astonishing sight, adding that each dog was outfitted with an expensive radio collar around its neck and a white number painted on its side, adding to the mystery of the situation.Knowing the dogs were in danger, and too far from shore to orient themselves, the group of men got to work hauling dogs on board.
. When the boat was full, they returned to shore to drop the dogs off and went back to rescue more. On the third trip back, he said, they got some help from a man in another boat.. He moved closer to me, so I tried to reach for him, and he tried to bite me, so we left him,” Gist told radio station KEGI about one particularly scared hound. “When we came back for the second load it was probably 30-45 minutes later. By that time, he was ready to get in the boat. He wasn’t biting anybody.
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