Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
LORIS, S.C. (AP) — It wasn't quite Timmy in the well, but a dog named Tuxx is credited with helping save a South Carolina teen trapped in a collapsing hole.
Local media report it took rescuers five hours Monday night to dig out 17-year-old Jarad Johnson of Loris. He was using excavation equipment on family property when he got off the machine and fell into a 10-foot hole as unstable soil caved in.
The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports (http://bit.ly/2bUaWeS ) that Tuxx, a 2-year-old pit bull mix, sounded the alarm.
Chris Cooper says when he returned from work, Tuxx was barking and fussing at the door. Cooper let the dog out and followed him to the accident site, where he found his younger brother.
Johnson was released from the hospital Wednesday.
___
Information from: The Sun News, http://www.thesunnews.com/
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
