River rescue

John Fish and Cory Gilbert put their expertise on the water to good use the evening of Thursday, June 7 to rescue a dog who sought refuge in a cave in the Hot Springs State Park terraces after getting caught in the swift current of the Bighorn River. A visitor witnessed the dog struggling to get out of the water and notified dispatch. Hot Springs County Sheriff's Deputy Jake Miller was waiting at the river's edge to pick up the dog. The owner of the dog was identified a short time later.