A hunting family who thought they’d lost their duck dog in the Mississippi River on Sunday is now thanking their friends and neighbors — and even a few social-media strangers — for helping find him.⁠ ⁠ In a Facebook post Monday, the family let everyone know that their black Lab, Waylon, was back at home in Illinois. Eric Gaines, Krause’s fiancé and Waylon’s owner, explained what happened over the weekend to local news outlets. Gaines said he and Waylon were hunting geese along the Mississippi near Montpelier, Iowa, Sunday morning. They’d gone out with Gaines’ buddy, Tom Davis, and his retriever, and at one point the hunters wounded two geese. Davis’ dog was able to get the closer bird, while Waylon swam after the second toward the middle of the river channel. Around that same time, Gaines explained, two boats came flying down the river, and he was jumping and waving from shore trying to get their attention. As the boats passed, Gaines lost site of the dog in the wake. After an overwhel...