Dog Swims Through Floodwaters to Reach Boy Clinging to Pole

Waverly, Tennessee experienced historic flooding on August 21st, 2021. The area was hit suddenly with 17″ of rainfall, leaving at least 20 people dead and destroying 250 plus homes and countless businesses. In the midst of a tragedy, a grain of hope emerged in the form of a 6-year-old Great Pyrenees-Labrador mix named Cooper. The dog is being hailed as a hero after he helped a boy survive the floodwaters. @telegraph/Twitter Cooper Performs A Rescue While In Peril Himself The young man, who has autism, explained upon rescue how Cooper helped him endure the flood. Local resident Zaneta Warren shared the boy’s story in the Concerned Citizens of Humphreys County Facebook group: “He said that when he was hanging on to a pole, the dog came down the creek and managed to swim over to him. He said this dog saved my life, he swam to me and made me hold on.” Zaneta Warren via Facebook The boy and Cooper were later brought aboard rescue boats. Aside from Cooper getting a small scrape on his back, both he and the boy he helped were fine. Veterinarian Dr. Jessica Peek owns the Waverly Animal Clinic, where Cooper ended up later that day. She told Daily Mail Cooper definitely received the hero tre...