Woman and dog saved from sinking car near Indiantown share rescue story

Audrey Tucker, of western Martin County, and her Rottweiler-mix, Hendrix, revisit the canal they crashed into earlier this week on Southwest Farm Road on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, near Indiantown. Tucker was driving her fiancé's car, a 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Tuesday evening when a hog crossed the road. Tucker swerved to miss the animal and crashed into the canal, where Martin County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Anthony Blachowski, assisted by Martin County Fire Rescue EMT Dan McCarthy, pulled her out before rescuing Hendrix. "I love him so much, he's like my child," Tucker said of Hendrix. "I wanted to be like, 'forget me, get the dog.'"

Audrey Tucker, of western Martin County, and her Rottweiler-mix, Hendrix, revisit the canal they crashed into earlier this week on Southwest Farm Road on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, near Indiantown. Tucker was driving her fiancé's car, a 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Tuesday evening when a hog crossed the road. Tucker swerved to miss the animal and crashed into the canal, where Martin County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Anthony Blachowski, assisted by Martin County Fire Rescue EMT Dan McCarthy, pulled her out before rescuing Hendrix. "I love him so much, he's like my child," Tucker said of Hendrix. "I wanted to be like, 'forget me, get the dog.'"

Audrey Tucker, of western Martin County, and her Rottweiler-mix, Hendrix, revisit the canal they crashed into earlier this week on Southwest Farm Road on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, near Indiantown. Tucker was driving her fiancé's car, a 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Tuesday evening when a hog crossed the road. Tucker swerved to miss the animal and crashed into the canal, where Martin County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Anthony Blachowski, assisted by Martin County Fire Rescue EMT Dan McCarthy, pulled her out before rescuing Hendrix. "I love him so much, he's like my child," Tucker said of Hendrix. "I wanted to be like, 'forget me, get the dog.'"

Audrey Tucker, of western Martin County, and her Rottweiler-mix, Hendrix, revisit the canal they crashed into earlier this week on Southwest Farm Road on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, near Indiantown. Tucker was driving her fiancé's car, a 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Tuesday evening when a hog crossed the road. Tucker swerved to miss the animal and crashed into the canal, where Martin County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Anthony Blachowski, assisted by Martin County Fire Rescue EMT Dan McCarthy, pulled her out before rescuing Hendrix. "I love him so much, he's like my child," Tucker said of Hendrix. "I wanted to be like, 'forget me, get the dog.'"

Audrey Tucker, of western Martin County, and her Rottweiler-mix, Hendrix, revisit the canal they crashed into earlier this week on Southwest Farm Road on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, near Indiantown. Tucker was driving her fiancé's car, a 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Tuesday evening when a hog crossed the road. Tucker swerved to miss the animal and crashed into the canal, where Martin County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Anthony Blachowski, assisted by Martin County Fire Rescue EMT Dan McCarthy, pulled her out before rescuing Hendrix. "I love him so much, he's like my child," Tucker said of Hendrix. "I wanted to be like, 'forget me, get the dog.'"

"He saved my life," said an emotional Audrey Tucker, of western Martin County, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, following the rescue of her and her Rottweiler-mix, Hendrix, by Martin County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Anthony Blachowski, assisted by Martin County Fire Rescue EMT Dan McCarthy, after they crashed into a canal Tuesday on Southwest Farm Road near Indiantown. Tucker was knocked unconscious before she awoke and called 911 as the car sank deeper into the canal. "I was screaming for help and no one heard or saw me," Tucker said. The rescuers pulled Tucker out before saving Hendrix.

Audrey Tucker, of western Martin County, and her Rottweiler-mix, Hendrix, revisit the canal they crashed into earlier this week on Southwest Farm Road on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, near Indiantown. Tucker was driving her fiancé's car, a 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Tuesday evening when a hog crossed the road. Tucker swerved to miss the animal and crashed into the canal, where Martin County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Anthony Blachowski, assisted by Martin County Fire Rescue EMT Dan McCarthy, pulled her out before rescuing Hendrix. "I love him so much, he's like my child," Tucker said of Hendrix. "I wanted to be like, 'forget me, get the dog.'"

Audrey Tucker, of western Martin County, and her Rottweiler-mix, Hendrix, revisit the canal they crashed into earlier this week on Southwest Farm Road on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, near Indiantown. Tucker was driving her fiancé's car, a 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Tuesday evening when a hog crossed the road. Tucker swerved to miss the animal and crashed into the canal, where Martin County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Anthony Blachowski, assisted by Martin County Fire Rescue EMT Dan McCarthy, pulled her out before rescuing Hendrix. "I love him so much, he's like my child," Tucker said of Hendrix. "I wanted to be like, 'forget me, get the dog.'"

Audrey Tucker, of western Martin County, and her Rottweiler-mix, Hendrix, revisit the canal they crashed into earlier this week on Southwest Farm Road on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, near Indiantown. Tucker was driving her fiancé's car, a 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Tuesday evening when a hog crossed the road. Tucker swerved to miss the animal and crashed into the canal, where Martin County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Anthony Blachowski, assisted by Martin County Fire Rescue EMT Dan McCarthy, pulled her out before rescuing Hendrix. "I love him so much, he's like my child," Tucker said of Hendrix. "I wanted to be like, 'forget me, get the dog.'"

"He saved my life," said an emotional Audrey Tucker, of western Martin County, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, following the rescue of her and her Rottweiler-mix, Hendrix, by Martin County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Anthony Blachowski, assisted by Martin County Fire Rescue EMT Dan McCarthy, after they crashed into a canal Tuesday on Southwest Farm Road near Indiantown. Tucker was knocked unconscious before she awoke and called 911 as the car sank deeper into the canal. "I was screaming for help and no one heard or saw me," Tucker said. The rescuers pulled Tucker out before saving Hendrix.

Audrey Tucker, of western Martin County, and her Rottweiler-mix, Hendrix, revisit the canal they crashed into earlier this week on Southwest Farm Road on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, near Indiantown. Tucker was driving her fiancé's car, a 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Tuesday evening when a hog crossed the road. Tucker swerved to miss the animal and crashed into the canal, where Martin County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Anthony Blachowski, assisted by Martin County Fire Rescue EMT Dan McCarthy, pulled her out before rescuing Hendrix. "I love him so much, he's like my child," Tucker said of Hendrix. "I wanted to be like, 'forget me, get the dog.'"

Audrey Tucker, of western Martin County, and her Rottweiler-mix, Hendrix, revisit the canal they crashed into earlier this week on Southwest Farm Road on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, near Indiantown. Tucker was driving her fiancé's car, a 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Tuesday evening when a hog crossed the road. Tucker swerved to miss the animal and crashed into the canal, where Martin County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Anthony Blachowski, assisted by Martin County Fire Rescue EMT Dan McCarthy, pulled her out before rescuing Hendrix. "I love him so much, he's like my child," Tucker said of Hendrix. "I wanted to be like, 'forget me, get the dog.'"