UPS Driver Saves Two Dogs From Drowning in Iowa

A UPS driver in Iowa is being hailed as a hero for saving two dogs from drowning in a family’s swimming pool. Colin Mitchell dropped off a package at the home of Jeff and Rebecca Marra. As he walked back to his truck he noticed two dogs swimming in a pool without their owners anywhere in sight.

Feeling uneasy about the situation, Mitchell said he attempted to get the homeowners attention by knocking on the door, ringing the doorbell and yelling, “can your dogs swim?” which was caught on the ring camera. “I knocked a little louder, rang the doorbell… nothing. And then I just decided it was best to investigate,” Mitchell said.

As he got closer he saw one dog hanging on the side of the pool while the other was trying to get onto the solar cover. He ran to the pool and removed his socks and shoes to try to save them. After helping the smaller dog, Groot, and their bigger 90 lb dog, Remington, get out of the pool and back in the yard, Mitchell continued his route for the day.

The next day he stopped by to check on the dogs. The homeowners, Jeff and Rebecca Marra said the dogs had somehow gotten through the pool gate, typically locked, before jumping into the pool with no way out. They were shocked and thankful for Mitchell’s good deed saying the dogs would have been stuck in the pool another 3 hours had it not been for Mitchell’s actions.

“If it weren’t for him we wouldn’t have dogs, there’s no question about it,” Jeff Marra said. “I would say that he is a hero,” Rebecca added. They shared Mitchell’s heroics on social media and UPS caught wind of it and shared the post on the company’s page.