CLEARWATER, Fla., (WFLA) — Many animals were rescued during Hurricanes Helene and Milton, including a disabled dog that was trapped in a canal in Clearwater Beach.
The rescue happened within the days between the two hurricanes at Island Way Estates.
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“When I didn’t hear [the dog], my heart stopped and I was very ready to take my vest off and gun and jump in the water,” Sgt. Michelle Mahoney said.
Mahoney is an animal lover, which is why she said it was a no brainer for her to do all she could to help a dog in trouble.
“I feel like it took an hour, but it probably only took minutes. Maybe five minutes,” she said. “It felt like longer though just because of wanting to get it out and [being] worried about it.”
People had begun looking for the dog around 11 p.m. that night. The sergeant said she ran into a woman who had spotted the dog on a bridge near the canal.
But when she went to look for the dog, it was gone.