dog, he tried to defend himself. the dog attacks st. georges biting his arms and hands. the dog is wet. he s cold. it s incredibly loud and windy. these helicopters generator upwards of 100-mile-an-hour winds. it s not surprising the dog started fighting back. i couldn t get angry at the dog for doing what dogs do. with the canine s jaws clamped around one arm, st. georges makes a grab for his collar with the other. bowman quickly lowers st. georges and the dog onto a nearby bridge where they are immediately met by other rescue personnel. the traumatized canine is rushed to a local animal shelter where he s dubbed vernon, after the area of l.a. in which he was rescued.
seconds later, they are high above the surging waters, little relief to the dog. once he was in the air, obviously this is an environment this animal has never been in 30 feet in the air. he actually starts trying to swim. that s the closest thing he can relate this experience to is back in the water. bowman quickly lowers st. georges and the dog onto a nearby bridge where they are immediately met by other rescue personnel. the traumatized canine is rushed to a local animal shelter where he s dubbed vernon, after the area of l.a. in which he was rescued. vernon escapes the ordeal without injury. st. georges, however, is not so lucky. the dog crushed the bone in joe s thumb and took off a portion of it. bowman flies st. georges to
the signal to begin the airlift. seconds later, they are above the waters, little relief to the dog. once we were in the air, this is an environment this animal has never been in 30 feet in the air, and he actually starts trying to swim because that s the closest thing he can relate this experience to is back in the water. bowman quickly lowers st. george and the dog onto a nearby bridge where they re immediately met by other rescue personnel. the traumatized canine is rushed to a local animal shelter where he s dubbed vernon, after the area of la in which he was rescued. vernon escapes the ordeal without injury. st. george, however, is not so lucky. the dog crushed the bone in joe s thumb and took off a portion of it. bowman flies st. george to
signal to begin the airlift. seconds later, they are high above the surging waters, little relief to the dog. once he was in the air, obviously this is an environment this animal has never been in 30 feet in the air. he actually starts trying to swim. because that s the closest thing he can relate this experience to is back in the water. bowman quickly lowers st. georges and the dog onto a nearby bridge where they are immediately met by other rescue personnel. the traumatized canine is rushed to a local animal shelter where he s dubbed vernon, after the area of l.a. in which he was rescued. vernon escapes the ordeal without injury. st. georges, however, is not so lucky. the dog crushed the bone in joe s thumb and took off a portion of it. bowman flies st. georges to
obviously this is an environment this animal has never been in 30 feet in the air. he actually starts trying to swim. that s the closest thing he can relate this experience to is back in the water. bowman quickly lowers st. georges and the dog onto a nearby bridge where they are immediately met by other rescue personnel. the traumatized canine is rushed to a local animal shelter where he s dubbed vernon, after the area of l.a. in which he was rescued. vernon escapes the ordeal without injury. st. georges, however, is not so lucky. the dog crushed the bone in joe s thumb and took off a portion of it. bowman flies st. georges to the nearest hospital where he s treated and soon released. after thousands watched the rescue unfold on live television, media gathered to bring the people of the story of