A child almost drowned swimming near a river mouth at Port Noarlunga in South Australia last week, but amazingly, he was pulled to safety by a dog in a life jacket not a moment too soon. The pooch is being hailed as a hero. Jamie and Rob Osborn had brought their dog, Max, to the river along with a few friends. There, they spotted a young boy, about 11 years old, in the water in distress. “[He] got caught in the current and started to panic,” Jamie shared on Facebook on Jan. 22, after the incident. “Instead of swimming to the side, he tried to swim against it and was getting nowhere.” Her husband, Rob, was quick to respond. He immediately told their dog, Max, to get into the water, and shouted to the boy to call Max over. The good dog did as he was told and swam right …