QUICK COMMENT: Hi folks, here is a most inspiring and striking true-life story of how a dog rescued its elderly owner during a recent flash flood incident in Seremban. The story, highlighted by the Bernama News Agency was drawn to my attention by Capt Karim from Petpositive.
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SEREMBAN, April 17 (Bernama) -- A dog's incessant barking saved his elderly owner from a watery grave when flash floods struck Kampung Ulu Temiang Wednesday afternoon.
As the woman, who suffered from chronic asthma was on the verge of drowning in her wooden house with flood waters steadily rising, her loyal pet dog refused to leave her side.
The canine which kept itself afloat, began to bark non-stop to attract attention from the neighbours to rescue its helpless mistress.
However, most neighbours had left their 200-odd half-submerged houses to seek shelter from the floods, resulting from a two-hour downpour which began at 2.30pm.
The relentless efforts of man's best friend were not in vain.
Alerted by the incesasant barking, a team of fire and rescue department personnel, aided by some neighbours, went to the house and found the woman, in her 60s, shivering and helpless, barely able to keep her head above the flood waters.
Bernama learnt that it was only when the firemen rescued the woman that the dog swam to safety.
Fire operations officer Arshad Che Onn said six members of a family also found themselves trapped by the flood waters before they were rescued.
Firemen in three fire engines and a team of policemen were at the scene.
-- BERNAMA
COMING SOON: PETPOSITIVE'S PRESS STATEMENT ON THE INCIDENT
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