FLETCHER, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Thousands of people breathed a sigh of relief this week after Monchu, a local dog swept downriver by swift floodwaters, was rescued after going missing for over 24 hours. The lost pup went viral on social media, where some posts received over 10,000 reactions.
No two people were more relieved, however, than Sam Haney and Kristen Honeycutt.
Dogs in the water
Haney, a local woodworker and Monchu’s owner, was on a walk with Honeycutt and her three dogs, Ava, Vada and Diesel, around 5:20 p.m. the evening of Tuesday, May 26, when Monchu went in the water.
“It started out as a really great day,” Honeycutt recalled…