JUD, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) - A rural Jud man is dead after trying to save a puppy from a sewage Sat. night.
LaMoure County Sheriff Bob Fernandes said Jesse Wagner, 19, attempted to retrieve the dog after it had fallen into a sewage tank. The cover of the tank was off when the puppy fell in.
Fernandes said Wagner crawled into retrieve the animal, which crawled up onto his shoulders. Wagner's mother grabbed the dog. Wagner lost his grip and fell about 10-ft. It took rescue crews about 30 minutes to recover his body.
Wagner’s body has been sent to the medical examiner’s office in Bismarck for an autopsy.