r/BeAmazed • u/Soloflow786 • 9h ago
Animal Neighbours join forces to rescue a dog trapped in the rushing Combeima River in Colombia.
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u/Lusiric9983 8h ago
He tied a harness!!! Finally, a person who realizes that no one, not even animals, want to be yanked around by their necks, even if they are being saved.
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u/INVALIDN4M3 7h ago
I was amazed by that too. This guy knows knots. He also never rushed. Seems he has a lot of experience in rescue missions.
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u/quietcitizen 7h ago
I was in the navy and seeing him tie the knots immidately made me think he must’ve been a soldier / police / firefighter, any one of these. Also the traversal via the log, he is someone who’s been in extreme situations, probably
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u/Historical_Lie_9932 7h ago
Must have hurt like hell. It hurts even on a smooth log. I can understand why he was clearing stuff from the stem before crawling over it
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u/Kaurifish 5h ago
Those were some aptly tied hitches. I took a swiftwater rescue course and that’s what they taught us to use.
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u/my-dear-murder 6h ago
Stuff like this makes me think I gotta learn to tie knots. Seems like a useful skill
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u/Wanderer-clueless963 5h ago edited 2h ago
That dog probably drowned harness or no harness. How was he supposed not to panick and hold his breath while being pulled under water even shortly? The dog they pulled was motionless. ☹️
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u/Ok-Suspect5037 4h ago
What?? You see the dog alive at the end being lifted in. There was no other way and they did it super fast so as not to drown.
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u/Lusiric9983 4h ago
Did you watch the video? He's alive at the end. Dogs aren't stupid.
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u/Wanderer-clueless963 2h ago edited 2h ago
I am sorry but i did not see a live dog at the end. I saw his motionless head briefly as he was brought in and his motionless rear end on the side of the man untying him. No movement. And then they show the valiant man who wanted to save his life. Ok on that but No sharing of the relief of seeing the dog catch his breath after the crossing and no show of him happy to have been saved (that was the whole point of the video for me).
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u/Wanderer-clueless963 2h ago
I never said dogs were stupid. I am very stressed by this video, not amazed despite the undeniable efforts of the rescuer. This situation was desperate, the dog was probably exhausted and/or in shock, I wanted to see his relief at making it and I did not.
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u/Chance-Outside7267 8h ago
Love to know that there are still kind people in this world!
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u/habilishn 8h ago
when humans save animals, one of the few moments i'm proud of humanity. a truely selfless act, how rare is that?
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u/OldSea3040 8h ago
They risked their lives for this dog. Very brave and heroic. I would follow this guy into battle
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u/officeja 7h ago
I’ve done something similar to save a dog that nobody had the balls to do, but not at this level!
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u/AntiSnoringDevice 7h ago
One of the ladies speaking, rightfully mentioned St Francis of Assisi, who loved all animals. Well done Mr brave Colombian!
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u/midazolamjesus 6h ago edited 3h ago
I do find this amazing. This is one dog. These actions by these people shows humanity, compassion. We can do great things when we work together.
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u/Normal-Leopard3367 8h ago
8” tree trunk, bowline, harness support personnel. They knew what they were doing. For a dog? I would do it for cat. They are heroes.
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u/FreakingSquirrel 6h ago
Combeima??? That’s in my city!!! Never thought I’d see a post so -literally- close to home
That river borns from a snow-capped volcano (Volcán Nevado del Tolima), and when it heavily rains? Ooff we know it will be disastrous
Even though it’s not a very wide river, it can be disastrous, and especially because many houses and restaurants are built near to the bank
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u/Reasonable-Bus-2187 9h ago
Soggy doggy
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u/Positive_Candy_5332 7h ago
I don’t seen the dog after it gets thrown in the water??
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u/Celticlady47 7h ago
The video does show the dog getting pulled out of the water and put on the ground.
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u/Astronomer6996 8h ago
Gracias Colombia, pero viendo lo que estoy viendo no vale la pena poner en grave riesgo la vida de una persona para rescatar a un perro. Colombia 👏👏👏👏👏
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u/bobi2393 8h ago
I might have waited on the riverbank for the water to die down to help. I'd have passed on shimmying down the narrowing tree trunk.
Not sure if that guy is super heroic, or if he's just dumb and underestimated his risk. 😂
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u/Lusiric9983 8h ago
Good to know you can't be relied on to save a life. Some of us aren't bystanders and just watch things happen, we actually have courage and an understanding of the world. You sound like a coward.
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u/bobi2393 5h ago
In my view, human life is a lot different than the dog's life, and it wasn't clear whether the floodwater was rising or falling. If it was steady or falling, waiting was safer. If it was rising, the rescue would have been even less safe.
And risking my life could require other humans to risk their lives to rescue me if that branch broke or if I were stranded on the rocks by rising floodwaters.
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