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ALPENA, Mich. (USA) — Call me a
hopeless romantic, but I'd say a pretty good way to impress a date is to
politely excuse yourself from the table, dash out the back of the
restaurant, dive into a river and save a drowning dog.
It may also help to have a tape recorder playing the James Bond theme
song.
On Thursday, Aug. 29, Jim Jovanovic and Susan Jovanovic were
celebrating their seventh wedding anniversary at Jeppetto's on the River
when they spotted a Golden Retriever in distress. According to Jim,
the dog had been watching a white swan in Thunder Bay River and decided to
jump in to investigate further.
The pooch became disoriented as it splashed around in the water, losing
strength and sinking fast.
At that point, Mr. Jovanovic jumped up from his seat and headed through
the emergency exit toward the river bank. After unsuccessfully
trying to coax the dog ashore, he saw no other course than to dive in,
still fully dressed in his formal evening attire.
"The dog kept trying to push me under," he told
reporters. "It was 80 pounds of soaking wet mongrel. I
hoisted him back up on the bank and he just collapsed because he'd gone
under the water a couple of different times."
Mr. Jovanovic, who has a Labrador at home, explains: "I just love
animals. I couldn't see anybody losing a dog if I could help it.
They're like family members."
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This dramatic photo shows Jim Jovanovic diving into Thunder Bay
River, wrestling the currents and hauling the 80-lb. Golden Retriever onto
dry land. We just happened to be at the right place at the right
time to capture this incredible moment on film! (...OK, we had a
little help from a passing satellite.)
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The dog recovered quickly from the incident, the Detroit
Free Press reports.
A woman who identified herself as the dog's guardian was extremely
grateful for Jim's heroics. Before taking her dripping pooch home,
she bought a bottle of wine for the anniversary couple. The waiter
paid for their appetizer, and the restaurant manager gave them a slice of
chocolate cake. However, with his dress clothes soaking wet, Jim and his wife decided
that they'd take their anniversary dinner home—appropriately enough—in a doggie bag.
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