That’s so sad.
It doesn’t matter what type of animal it is. If you care about it and don’t want it to suffer, that’s all that matters.
He had a good heart.

nice to see a good news story: the pig survived.

His son is traumatized for life after seeing his father drown.

Why the hell didn't they wear life jackets?

Over 30 people drown annually in the Wenatchee River because they did not wear life jackets. Each person had family members who are grieving.

I grew up on a lake in Michigan. My parents made everyone wear a life jacket.

Personally, my swimming capabilities mimick that of a rock,,so i always wear mine or have one within arms reach,,do not want to become a statistic in this manner

These comments are awful. Someone died and you joke about it?! Not cool. The way I see it is that this man loved his pet so much he was willing to do something crazy to protect it. I’m exactly the same way and don’t apologize for being so.

I noticed that the autopsy specified "fresh water drowning." Does saltwater drown you differently? I understand why the state might want to keep track of statistics of location of drowning deaths, but this seems an oddly specific way of phrasing that.

None of us know what we would do in a split second, until it's done and if we are lucky, no harm will come out of it......

That's taking the love for bacon to another level !!!

River takes care of some of the dumb asses in washington???

I live in the same area. A few years ago my mom was in the ER at this time of year. The doctor came in to her room, and while he was talking to us a nurse ran in and said someone just dived into the river and broke their neck, etc. The doctor just nodded with an expression that said, "That's about right."

I wouldnt touch this

Died of stupidity