A tragic hunting trip in south central North Dakota has left a Minnesota family grieving after a young man lost his life while trying to save the dog he loved. The McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that thirty year old Christopher Hendricks of Champlin drowned on November 12 while hunting waterfowl with a companion near the Eszlinger Waterfowl Production Area north of Ashley.

The morning began as a routine outing. Hendricks and his friend, Maxwell DiVenere, had successfully shot a duck that landed about one hundred yards from shore. As many hunters do, they sent their dog into the water to retrieve it. But as the dog reached the fallen bird, the situation took a dangerous turn. The dog became trapped in a sheet of ice that had formed across the slough, and what should have been a

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