Heroes 4: Citizens On The Pier

Yet another hero has emerged! And this one has water powers.

Surfer saves dog swept off pier by wave

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - A surfer rode a wave on his stomach to reach and rescue a struggling dog that had been swept off a Lake Michigan pier by a big wave.

Matt Smolenski, 25, of Grand Haven said he grabbed the pooch's collar just as the exhausted, black-and-brown mixed breed stopped dog-paddling on Tuesday afternoon.

"He put the dog up on his surfboard, and the dog rode the surfboard in to shore," Royce Rodgers, an off-duty Muskegon Heights police officer who witnessed the rescue, told The Muskegon Chronicle for a story published Wednesday.

As the dog hung 20, Smolenski held onto the board from the water, fighting large waves and a strong current all the way to shore.

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"The dog was trying to swim, but the waves were very large. It was struggling," Rodgers said. "The owner was screaming for the dog."

The owner quickly thanked Smolenski and gave him a high five. He then "left so fast, I couldn't get his name," Rodgers said.

How's that for gratitude? A high-five and he's gone.

Thanks, Polish Surfer!

I have to admit - The Polish Surfer is not nearly as cool as Sparky, Bao, and Savage, but then again, heroes with water powers are always the lamest. Mostly because in order to be effective, evil has to get in the water.

Maybe the dog can become his sidekick?

"I will stop all evil in this current!"