A tiny lost dog found paddling in the frigid East River waters Sunday was just moments from death when it was saved by a group of NYPD Harbor Unit officers — who described their heroic rescue mission as simply “rewarding.”
The tiny Maltese — who has been nicknamed Hudson — was exhausted and swimming in circles for a “while” when help arrived and plucked it onto the safety of the boat, the cops told The Post in an interview Wednesday.
“It seemed relieved,” officer Jenny Driscoll said about her first animal rescue.
Driscoll and her partners, Joseph Pascone and harbor boat captain Jared DeSalvo, rushed to Hudson’s rescue after an eagle-eyed 911 caller spotted the animal struggling in the water — which registered a bone-chilling 43.7°F Sunday morning…