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05/01/2006: "Man Rescued, Dog Missing"

A Sunday night call at 8:20 pm to the Sheriff's Dispatch office alerted them that a man believed to be from Lopez had fallen overboard from his boat, just off of the south end of Brown Island, and had been rescued by a ferry. A Sheriff Deputy boarded the ferry to interview the man. While the interview was underway, the Sheriff and Friday Harbor Port boat went out to retrieve the man's boat that was reported to be going around in circles, when a second call came in that a dog was reported to have also been aboard the man's boat.

The rescue crew radioed back the boat had been secured, but there was no dog aboard. Both rescue boats searched the waters until after dark for the animal, but were unable to locate the dog.

At the time of rescue the victim was unable to describe the dog, and it is hoped that it was able to swim to shore. The man was airlifted off to the mainland. His condition is not known at this time; and the cause of the incident is currently under investigation.