Video: Deputies rescue dog stranded at Paynes Prairie overlook

Press release from Alachua County Sheriff’s Office

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies responded to the area of the Paynes Prairie overlook on US Highway 441 after receiving a report of a dog stranded over the seawall and in the water. Upon arrival, they located the dog, but it was just out of reach. After much coaxing and the assistance of a Good Samaritan, the dog was removed from his precarious position.

Watch the video here.

  • An idiot took their little dog for a walk, unleashed, and he fell into the gator infested water.
    Brilliant!

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