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2 dead dogs pulled from Lehigh Acres Canal

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2 dead dogs pulled from Lehigh Acres Canal

AT NBC.2 TO KEEP YOU UPDATED. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY RIGHT AFTER A MAN WAS FOUND DEAD OUTSIDE A GAS STATION IN CAPE CORAL. THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. OUR NBC-TWO HOST KENNEDY TALKED TO A COUPLE WHO SAID THEY ACTUALLY TRIED TO SAVE THE MAN’S LIFE. A COUPLE CAME TO THIS GAS STATION ON DEL PRADO BOULEVARD, SOUTH, SATURDAY NIGHT JUST TO FILL UP THEIR TANK. >> BUT THAT TRIP CHANGED QUICKLY WHEN THEY NOTICED A MAN LYING FACE DOWN ON THIS CURRENT. >> IT JUST LOOKS LIKE THAT. >> I WAS GETTING READY TO GO. >> TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, THE DOORS THERE, THE GAS STATION, SOMETHING IN HIS BODY JUST STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND HE JUST FALLS OVER IMMEDIATELY AS COREY WHALEY AND HER BOYFRIEND BAILEY CALLAWAY LEAVE THE BP GAS STATION ON SATURDAY NIGHT. >> THEY SAY THEY SAW A MAN ON THE GROUND WHO APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD HEALTH, IN THEIR OPINION. >> COREY SAYS SHE WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS AT FIRST AND WAS LOOKIN’ FOR HIM, WHEN SHE SAW WHERE HIS FACE WAS LOOKING, HIS EYES WERE OPEN AND HE WAS FACE DOWN ON THE CONCRETE. THEN WE TOLD THE STORE SALESMAN TO ALL THE POLICE OFFICERS. >> CALL AN AMBULANCE. COREY SAYS THE 9-1-1 OPERATOR TOLD HER BAILEY TO START CPR. >> SHE HADN’T DONE THAT TASK IN YEARS. BUT SHE SAYS SHE STILL TRIED TO SAVE THE MAN’S LIFE. >> WE WERE LUCKY AND ONE OF THE CAPE CORAL TRAFFIC VOLUNTEERS HAPPENED TO BE RIGHT THERE AND STOPPED. I ASKED HIM IF HE KNEW HOW TO MAKE THE BRUSH WORK. AND THEN HE JUST ACCEPTED IT. AND THE AMBULANCE WAS SUPER RESPONSIVE. WAS THERE WITHIN SECONDS AND UNFORTUNATELY. BAILEY SAYS UNTIL THE FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED. >> THE MAN WAS NOT RESPONSIVE AT ALL, WHILE THE CAPE CORAL POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING HOW HE DIED. The Koreans Bailey are taking advantage of the night they are calling to be >> a little dramatic. But Bailey just said it’s a learning moment for her kids, you know, saying, ‘I know he’s going to be OK, you know, there was kind of a learning curve, you know, we kind of learned a lesson, you know, we see somebody’s in trouble here. You’re doing the right thing by trying. Now we can all learn a lesson about doing the right thing.’

2 dead dogs pulled from Lehigh Acres Canal

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said two dead dogs were pulled from a canal in Lehigh Acres on Sunday. Officers, firefighters, emergency medical services and animal control services investigated the scene near Sunshine Boulevard North and 16th Street West. The LCSO said there do not appear to be any signs of animal abuse at this time. No further details are available. Download the free NBC2 News app for the latest updates on this investigation.

LEHIGH ACRES, Florida —

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said two dead dogs were pulled from a canal in Lehigh Acres on Sunday.

Officers, firefighters, emergency medical services and animal control investigated the scene near Sunshine Boulevard North and 16th Street West.

According to LCSO, there are currently no signs of animal abuse.

No further details are available.

DOWNLOAD the free NBC2 News App for the latest news on this investigation.

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