The Winnipeg Blue Bombers became local heroes after breaking an almost 40-year Grey Cup drought and bringing a championship back to the city last season, but one member of the team is a hero in his own right after a daring riverside rescue.
Running back Brady Oliveira was walking his five-month-old puppy, Nellie, at Maple Grove Dog Park on Tuesday when he heard a woman’s cry for help. “I was just walking with Nellie there yesterday afternoon, and I saw a lady run down to the river and say, ‘oh my god, my dog’s down there!’,” Oliveira told 680 CJOB. “It’s still crazy to think about.
I’m just so, so happy I was there. Right place, right time.” Oliveira said he investigated further and saw the woman panicking about her pet being in the rapid