Pet rescue nearly turns tragic in Wisconsin river

Emergency crews rescued a father and son from the raging Menomonee River as they were trying to save their dog. Everyone survived the ordeal.

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00:00An attempt to save their dog turned into a fight for survival in Wisconsin on Monday.

00:08A father and son were swept into the fast-moving Mononyme River, the current pulling them downstream.

00:14Bystanders called 911 as the father vanished beneath the surface, his son clinging to the riverbank.

00:21First responders battled the rushing waters step by step until they reached the father, pulling him to shore.

00:27But in those moments, the son was carried away.

00:41From a bridge above, rescuers threw a rope, but he missed.

00:45They sprinted to the other side and tried again.

00:48This time, they pulled him in, soaked, exhausted, but safe.

00:52Both were treated by paramedics, and the dog they risked so much to save, waiting unharmed by their truck.

01:01For AccuWeather, I'm meteorologist Tony Laubach.