"The chances of finding him were very slim": Lost man, dog found in nick of time

"The chances of finding him were very slim": Lost man, dog found in nick of time

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee man is back home after being rescued from a snake-infested swamp in the Big Eddy area in Haywood County earlier this week. Troy Roper, 63, was rushed to the hospital after spending nearly two days in rough terrain searching for his lost dog, Baxter. Missing man and dog found alive in West TN woods Haywood County Sheriff Billy Garrett said Roper, who has diabetes, was in bad shape when emergency crews foun…