-
-
Latest Discussions
-
By exdulwicher · Posted
Official advice is NEVER to do this. It almost invariably results in a human fatality as well. Also you have no idea of the age / health etc of the owner. What if it was an 80yr old person using a mobility scooter, you still going to suggest that they vault the fence and dive in? Even if it was a healthy and able person, unless you are an experienced open water swimmer, cold shock will kill most people in minutes (often less). And while that lake isn't especially deep, there could be all manner of detritus on the bottom of it, obstacles that could snag a person, puncture through a shoe etc. Sorry but while I hate to see a dog get into trouble like that, your suggestion that the owner should "just" have leapt in to help is utterly wrong. They'd have been fishing a human body out as well as the dog. -
If they've broken a law or local regulation then yes they probably should be. -
Whoa, the pitchforks are out in force on this one! I am so sorry to read about this really sad incident - sorry for the dog and of course for the dog's owner/s. It serves as a sad reminder for everyone to be really cautious around frozen lakes and ponds. -
And should the parents of the children who had to be rescued in the article Ilona posted also be fined? Shit happens.
-
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.