Drowned man's dog 'like kid he never had'
Rossi the Staffordshire bull terrier was almost the child that Dave Clarke never had. When the dog got into trouble in the big surf pounding Birdlings Flat beach on Friday night, the Christchurch man died trying to save him. Clarke, 26, died at a spot he loved, doing the fishing he loved, with his friends making desperate attempts to save him.
"He always said how beautiful it was out there, when the sun was going down," said Tracy Eathorne, who describes herself as Clarke's best mate. "Actually, I think Rossi was probably his best mate, but I came a pretty close second."
Eathorne's brother and father were fishing with Clarke when the dog ran into the water, apparently chasing birds. Clarke tried to rescue the dog and was sucked into the big surf himself.
...."He was so close to his dog."
"He always said how beautiful it was out there, when the sun was going down," said Tracy Eathorne, who describes herself as Clarke's best mate. "Actually, I think Rossi was probably his best mate, but I came a pretty close second."
Eathorne's brother and father were fishing with Clarke when the dog ran into the water, apparently chasing birds. Clarke tried to rescue the dog and was sucked into the big surf himself.
...."He was so close to his dog."
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