Jesus Villanueva, right, who rescued Noya and Matt Deats' dogs, Fawn, right, and Nia, from the Roza Canal, meets the couple and their dogs Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011 near where he lassoed and pulled them to safety.
Posted on 09/03/2011 9:45:39 AM PDT by algernonpj
Noya Deats' routine walk along the Roza Canal turned disastrous Wednesday when her two dogs, Fawn and Nia, decided to take a swim. ... But once in the water, neither dog could get out because of the swift current. Unsure what to do, Deats ran alongside the canal to keep up with them while she called her husband, Matt, and the police. ... After watching the deputy struggle to rope the dogs, he [farm laborer Jesus Villanueva] took the lasso and said: "Let me see." ... Seconds later, he lassoed each dog in rapid succession, pulling them to safety.
(Excerpt) Read more at yakima-herald.com ...
Doggies rescued ping
Once again, Jesus saves!
Dang, beat me to it!
ping!
“Once again, Jesus saves”.
LOL!! You are certainly on top of your game today!
Praise Jesus!
Jesus didn’t want to be a showoff. Lassoing instead of walking out there...
Nice to see a skilled vaquero isn’t obsolete.
Neat! A feel good story. Thx OP!
Jesus Villanueva, who speaks only Spanish, said he was putting agricultural chemicals into a bin when he heard a noise and saw a deputy. He thought he heard someone say two cars were in the canal. "I thought, two cars?" the 54-year-old farm laborer said through an interpreter. He took a closer look after seeing a woman running frantically, and learned that her two dogs were in the water. After watching the deputy struggle to rope the dogs, he took the lasso and said: "Let me see." Seconds later, he lassoed each dog in rapid succession, pulling them to safety. "I was amazed," Noya Deats said. "He just kind of came out of nowhere. It was amazing how fast he lassoed them." Villanueva was equally amazed. He said he learned to lasso in Jalisco, Mexico, where he worked on a cattle ranch, but it had been 30 years since he had roped anything. Nevertheless, it took him just one lasso each to capture the dogs. The dogs are lucky Villanueva came along, because it's nearly impossible to make it out of the concrete-lined canal this time of year, said Roza Irrigation District assistant manager Tim Collett. There's nothing to grab onto and the sides are slippery
Jesus Villanueva, who speaks only Spanish, said he was putting agricultural chemicals into a bin when he heard a noise and saw a deputy. He thought he heard someone say two cars were in the canal. "I thought, two cars?" the 54-year-old farm laborer said through an interpreter. He took a closer look after seeing a woman running frantically, and learned that her two dogs were in the water. After watching the deputy struggle to rope the dogs, he took the lasso and said: "Let me see." Seconds later, he lassoed each dog in rapid succession, pulling them to safety. "I was amazed," Noya Deats said. "He just kind of came out of nowhere. It was amazing how fast he lassoed them." Villanueva was equally amazed. He said he learned to lasso in Jalisco, Mexico, where he worked on a cattle ranch, but it had been 30 years since he had roped anything. Nevertheless, it took him just one lasso each to capture the dogs. The dogs are lucky Villanueva came along, because it's nearly impossible to make it out of the concrete-lined canal this time of year, said Roza Irrigation District assistant manager Tim Collett. There's nothing to grab onto and the sides are slippery
WE need this guy for the coming CCW II!
maybe we coudl use him to lasso gang members..ha.
thanks.. what a great story (cute comments too)
God Bless, Jesus Villanueva
No longer can I feel distain for anyone who does not speak English. Legal or not, I want him in this Country. We need more citizens like him.
I hope someone shows him this thread.
TL
“After watching the deputy struggle to rope the dogs, he took the lasso and said: “Let me see.” Seconds later, he lassoed each dog in rapid succession, pulling them to safety.”
Just doing the job Americans won’t.
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