{"id":213669,"date":"2023-08-26T23:33:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T23:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=213669"},"modified":"2023-08-26T23:33:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T23:33:06","slug":"heroic-sunderland-star-saves-dog-from-drowning-at-the-beach-and-fans-already-have-brilliant-new-chant-for-him-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/heroic-sunderland-star-saves-dog-from-drowning-at-the-beach-and-fans-already-have-brilliant-new-chant-for-him-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroic Sunderland star saves dog from drowning at the beach &#8211; and fans already have brilliant new chant for him | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SUNDERLAND\u2019S Luke O\u2019Nien helped save the life of a dog who got into difficulties on a North East beach this week.<\/p>\n<p>The popular defender, who has been at the club for more than five years, spotted the elderly Labrador in trouble on a beach near Sunderland on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/50b432d2-de5a-4c35-8b00-1a720400f8e4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses said he rushed over to help resuscitate the dog which was swimming in the sea when it had to be rescued by its owner after becoming overwhelmed by waves.<\/p>\n<p>Passers-by described a man running over to help the woman owner as she tried to drag her pet out of the sea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Once out of the water, O&#x27;Nien began pumping the dog&#x27;s chest until it coughed up seawater and started to breathe again.<\/p>\n<p>The incident was widely shared on social media and O\u2019Nien, who is set to start against Coventry City in the Championship tomorrow, was identified by a number of supporters.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE IN FOOTBALL<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ah-OFF-PLATFORM-earps.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Lip-reading fans spot X-rated blast from England star Earps after penalty save<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RR-BETTING-PADDY-POWER-football-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Get \u00a340 in free Bet Builder bets when you stake \u00a310 on football with Paddy Power<\/h3>\n<p>Fan Jeff Gowland said on X (Formerly Twitter) : \u201cDown beach tonight with dog and watched a lad save the life of an elderly Labrador that had what I thought drowned, after going under whilst swimming and been pulled out by women owner, <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLad ran over to help and kept pumping dogs chest until it coughed up loads of sea water, eventually it came round and got to its feet, young lad was Luke O\u2019Nien. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake a bow son, brilliant job what a genuinely lovely fella, much respect, don&#x27;t think the few people who where there realised who you were.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is not the first time O\u2019Nien, 28, has earned praise from fans for acts of kindness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Football<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023-luke-shaw-manchester-united-839074534.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>SHAW BLOW <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Man Utd &#x27;fear Shaw injury worse than first thought with star set for MONTHS out&#x27;<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Man-Utd-1-6.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>RED DEVILS LIVE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Shaw out for TWO MONTHS, Utd &#x27;second favourites&#x27; 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