Man rescues dog trapped in KwaZulu-Natal dam

Posted by Anita Froneman on 22 January 2021

A brave hero rescued a dog trapped in a rapidly flowing stream overflowing from the Bell Park Dam in the Champagne Valley of the Drakensberg Mountains in KwaZulu-Natal.

Amos Ndlovu rose to the occasion when a dog fell over the edge of the dam’s causeway, which was gushing after recent heavy rains. Stella Stewart and her husband, James were out for a walk in the area when they came across the scene.

Ndlovu volunteered to go into the water, and James quickly went home to fetch a rope. He held onto the rope tied to Ndlovu to keep him from being taken by the stream, while Stella filmed the action.

‘I wasn’t scared because I liked swimming the most when I was young. The water was flowing too fast, but my knowledge of water helped me. If you walk, you [walk] slowly,’ Ndlovu told The Witness.

‘If the dog is crying, it’s because he wants to live. I tried to help. Some people would say if he gets stuck and dies, he dies. I wanted to give him another chance. He wanted to live.’

The dog was brought to safety and reunited with its relieved owner.

Take a look at the dramatic incident:

Source: The Witness

Picture: Screenshot from Facebook






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