a pleasant boat trip turned terrifying for a new zealand couple and their dog. turned very ugly. january 1997. paul dickinson and his girlfriend tina keegan are cruising their boat off new zealand s north island with their bull terrier priscilla. we were probably half an hour into our trip. a rogue wave shatters one of the big windows. at that stage the wave came over and hit the front of the boat which in turn caused the window to break and the water was coming in. priscilla was sitting there looking at me. i was looking at the waves. i was like this is quite scary. the couple sends an urgent call for help. it s picked up by the rescue team in new zealand. i thought here we go. what we got now. we were told it was a boat in
hold of priscilla. then a wave hits the cockpit and the dog goes into the ocean. she paddles toward him. we were out in the middle of the ocean, how did this dog get here? here s an added problem to the situation. alex s first priority is rescuing tina and paul. he focuses on tina. meanwhile priscilla is fighting her own battle with the waves. on his third attempt, alex gets the harness around tina and they hoist her up. once i started to be lifted i thought this is great. this is my rescue. by now, the boat is nearly under water entirely. and the dog is nowhere in sight. paul is bleeding badly from a cut on his arm as alex secures his hoist up. the couple watches as the tormenter sinks presumably with priscilla. the paramedics couldn t see priscilla near the boat.
go in the dinghy and get away from the boat. tina doesn t want to get in the water for fear she ll lose hold of priscilla. then a wave hits the cockpit and the dog goes into the ocean. she paddles toward him. we were out in the middle of the ocean, how did this dog get here? here s an added problem to the situation. alex s first priority is rescuing tina and paul. he focuses on tina. meanwhile priscilla is fighting her own battle with the waves. on his third attempt, alex gets the harness around tina and they hoist her up. once i started to be lifted i thought this is great. this is my rescue. by now, the boat is nearly under water entirely. and the dog is nowhere in sight. paul is bleeding badly from a cut on his arm as alex secures his hoist up. the couple watches as the