Christchurch man dies in bid to save dog.
12th Jan 2006, 14:01 GMT
A Christchurch man who leapt into rough seas to save his dog drowned last night, despite desperate efforts by friends to save him. David Clarke drowned after he was swept into the unforgiving waves at Birdlings Flat about 4.30pm, trying to save his dog, Rossi, from the 2m southerly swell. "The man had been fishing ... His dog was chasing birds, it went into the water and the man went to catch it,
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