Fishermen in Mississippi pull off dramatic rescue of 38 dogs treading water

[Sugar Cookie]

For @BuffettGirl

What started as a day on the water with a friend turned into a full-on rescue mission of 38 dogs.

Bob Gist, 61, a State Farm agent in Arkansas, decided to go on a fishing trip with his friend Brad Carlisle, a State Farm agent in Tennessee, after not seeing each other for a while, Gist told Fox News Digital.

The two men headed to Grenada Lake in Mississippi and got in touch with Jordan Chrestman, a local fishing guide, who led them out onto the water.

After fishing in the early morning hours and not finding much luck, the group moved to a different location.

"We go about a half mile or so from where we were to another place and we start fishing, and pretty soon we can hear some dogs barking," Gist said.

"Pretty soon we saw some dogs on the horizon in the water."

The dogs were a part of an annual fox run that takes place in the area, Gist said he learned after the encounter.

Chrestman noticed a deer in the water and the group of dogs were attempting to chase the animal.

"We're just flabbergasted because it's dogs everywhere, and they're all going in different directions because they can no longer see the bank on either side," Gist said.

"And they're all hunting dogs — we can clearly see that because they have expensive GPS radio collars on them."

Without hesitation, the men took the dogs onto the boat so they wouldn't drown.

The three fishermen grabbed as many dogs as they could and fit them on the boat before running out of room.

Chrestman managed to gather 25 to 27 dogs, making sure none of the pups attempted to jump back into the water.

Once the men returned the dogs to the bank, they found the owners in a panic and calling out for help, Gist said.

After rescuing the second group of dogs, one man on land told Gist and the others that he had the GPS tracker for the dogs and asked if he could join the rescue.

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Fishermen in Mississippi pull off dramatic rescue of 38 dogs treading water

Three men turned a normal day of fishing into a rescue mission after discovering 38 dogs treading water nearly one mile from a bank off Grenada Lake in Mississippi.

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[BuffettGirl]

This story did my heart some good today...

 

[Sugar Cookie]

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This story did my heart some good today...

This is what happens when you run with the wrong crowd.

 

[Rebooto]

Why can't people just let go the foxes badgers deer and find some amusement with their dogs in other ways. Idk, for example hiking, dog dance, agility, roaming the world...