Two men in Louisiana trudged a half a mile through a swamp to save a stranded dog.

Swamps are dense, murky places and traveling through one on foot can be a difficult and exhausting task.

Two men in Louisiana did just that, and the reason for their soggy, half-mile journey was to save a stranded dog. 

The rescue duo was comprised of a state trooper and a person who works for a swamp touring company. 

Both were notified of the situation after a passing motorist called in a report about a dog seen lying in the mire beneath a bridge. 

Once the two got close to the canine, they noticed that he had an injured leg and that his body was covered in puncture marks. 

To lift him out of the swamp and back onto the interstate, the pair fashioned a rescue bas