Rescue Team Saves Exhausted 16-Year-Old Dog That Was Swept Away by River and Tangled in Weeds and Fishing Line

Mr. Hanley is distinguished, an older 🐕Dog coming in at an impressive 16 years of age. His eyesight was going, but that didn’t doom him earlier this week.

On Tuesday, shortly after 6 p.m., owner Ariel Perez witnessed a horrifying sight as the 🐕Dog was carried off by the fast-moving water of the Walnut Creek in Raleigh, 🌲North Carolina.

While Mr. Hanley was aware of the water and wasn’t known to go in for a dip, Perez said something must have gotten his attention and lured him out. The 🐕Dog had been let outside but didn’t return immediately, which spurred Perez to search for him.

Regardless of the cause, Perez saw his elderly 🐕Dog being carried away, with only his head and collar visible as he was swept toward the Neuse River.

“He’s a member of the family, another member of the family to me; you can’t portray it, but it’s kind of like one of my kids as well,” Perez told