Volunteer firefighter rescues dog from Edgecombe County flood
A dog captured on video swimming through floodwaters in Edgecombe County Sunday morning was one of multiple animals to be rescued in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the Coast Guard said.
>>> ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE
SCENES FROM THE STORM WAS THE
RESCUE OF A DOG.
A SWIMMER TRIED TO REACH OUT TO
A DOG THAT WAS SWIMMING --
TRYING TO GET OUT OF HARM'S WAY
THERE.
BUT THE DOG WAS TOO FAR AWAY.
THE DOG DID MAKE IT TO A
FREENED A WAS EVENTUALLY
RESCUED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT,
WHICH WAS ALSO WORKING IN THE
AREA.
>> NOT LONG AFTER THE COAST
GUARD OPERATION, THE -- THEY
ACTUALLY LOCATED THE DOG ON OUR
LAST TRIP.
THE DOG WAS ACTUALLY SWIMMING
IN THE WATER.
ONE OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS WAS
ABLE TO PULL THE DOG INTO ONE
OF OUR RESCUE BOATS.
>> Reporter: NOW, NO WORD IF
THE DOG HAS BEEN REUNITED WITH
ITS OTHER THAN.
IT WAS TAKEN TO A RESCUE
FACILITY.
THE DOG WAS TIRED BUT OTHERWISE
HAPPY TO SEE THEM.
HE SAID THEY RESCUED 20 DOGS
YESTERDAY AS LONG WITH 10
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