A kayaker first saw the Australian-sheppard mix about 10 a.m. Tuesday stranded on the Choctawhatchee River in Hartford, Alabama. (Credit: Troy Animal Rescue Project) HARTFORD, Ala. - It was the dead of night, surrounded by fog on an Alabama river.
Faint beams of light cut through the air onto the banks as flashlights guided volunteers to a dog too weak to cry for help and in desperate need of care.Trapped for 16 hours in the knee-deep mud of the Choctawhatchee River, the canine dutifully named River is now fighting for his life.Like most rivers, this River is a warrior with lots of strength in his current.
He is battling hard to go home, and those close to him now are doing everything they can.A kayaker first saw the Australian-shepherd mix about 10 a.m.
Tuesday stranded on the Choctawhatchee River in Hartford, Alabama. The area of the 141-mile-long river where he was trapped was only accessible by boat.Troy Animal Rescue Project’s director Tiffany Howington rushed to River’s aid once she got word from social media.A plan came together about 1 a.m.