{"id":416117,"date":"2026-07-29T03:39:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T03:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/416117\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T03:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T03:39:17","slug":"man-rescued-while-clinging-to-edge-of-canal-with-his-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/416117\/","title":{"rendered":"Man rescued while clinging to edge of canal with his dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man and his dog were rescued from a Fresno canal on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Fresno Fire Department spokesperson Josh Sellers said a call came in around 2 p.m. regarding a victim in a canal. With the help of a helicopter, responding firefighters found the man clinging to the edge of a canal.<\/p>\n<p>The man had been swept downstream after jumping in to rescue his dog. He was clutching the animal.<\/p>\n<p>After gaining access to the canal, firefighters used a ground ladder to reach the victim and get them to safety.<\/p>\n<p>The man was treated at a hospital. The dog was uninjured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFast-moving water, steep concrete walls, and strong currents can quickly into a life-threatening emergency. Please stay out of canals, keep pets on a leash near waterways, and use extreme caution whenever you are around them,\u201d Sellers said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published July 28, 2026 at 5:05 PM.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Fresno Bee<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/307508201\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4053.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Nick Fenley\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/307508201\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Fenley<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Nick Fenley is a reporter covering education, lawsuits, breaking news and more for The Fresno Bee. He\u2019s originally from the Imperial Valley and has been with The Bee since 2025.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man and his dog were rescued from a Fresno canal on Tuesday. Fresno Fire Department spokesperson Josh&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":416118,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-416117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/416118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}