[Travelandtourism] Colorado floods: Denver police officer gives guide dog allthe credit for saving man

[Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire]

I thought the police officer saved both dog and handler.
Well... I guess I must eat my words back.
Wowsers*
Another good reminder of why it's better to not walk around outdoors when there's warnings put out.
Bibi and son Odie
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 12:22 PM
Subject: Colorado floods:
Denver police officer gives guide dog
allthe credit for saving man
Colorado floods: Denver police officer gives guide dog all the credit for
saving man
By Ryan Parker
The Denver Post
Posted:   09/13/2013 09:36:51 AM MDT40 comments
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_24087684/colorado-flood-denver-man
-washed-into-culvert
A blind man was saved by his guide dog Friday morning after the two were
sucked down a drainage culvert in northeast Denver.
"The dog was the hero," said Del Creason, a Denver police officer who was the first responder to the scene.
The victim, identified by Creason as Ronnie Webb, was knocked over by floodwaters while walking the dog at 8:30 a.m. near East 13th Avenue and Xenia Street.
While doing his patrol, Creason saw the dog near the water, paying particular attention to something, which, when upon further examination, turned out to be Webb. 
Creason attempted to save them both, but as the officer approached, Webb screamed for help, which led to the dog jumping into the water, Creason said.
"Right then, they both got sucked under 13th Avenue," Creason said.
Having grown up in the area, Creason knew the tunnels and where they would surface, he said. 
With the help of a paramedic who was nearby, Creason was able to get Webb and the dog out of the water in the 1500 block of Akron Street, he said. 
"He and the dog were in the tunnel for 17 minutes," Creason said. "I'm sure he used the dog to keep afloat." 
Giving all the credit to Webb's dog, Creason said he was happy he could help them and apologized to Webb for not getting to them faster initially. 
"He (Webb) is a super- nice guy," Creason said. "I am glad it worked out the way it did." 
Both Webb and his dog are fine and have been reunited, Creason said.