FLFR Engine 47 rescued this sweet German shepherd from a canal early this morning. They brought her to the fire house where they fed her. FLPD tracked down her owners - all the way in St Cloud, FL. They say they're on the way to claim her! pic.twitter.com/G39tEy4D1Z— FLFR PIO (@FLFR411) August 5, 2025
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Florida rushed to a canal in Fort Lauderdale to rescue a dog who ended up in the water and wasn't able to find a way out.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to a 911 call Tuesday morning about a dog stranded in a canal in the Sweeting Park area, near Northwest 23rd Avenue.
"I'm sure a few minutes before we got there, she was probably on the brink of drowning," firefighter Mason McConchie told WSVN-TV. "Glad we didn't have to see that."
Firefighters ventured out into the water to bring the canine back to dry land.
