Aug. 18 (UPI) — A German shepherd rescued from a canal by Florida firefighters was reunited with her family — who said the pet had been missing for six years.
The Fort Lauderdale Fire Department said crews responded to a 911 call Aug. 5 and ended up fishing the canine, named Bella, out of a canal.
“Our crew from Engine 47 responded to the scene and safely removed her from the water. Luckily, she was standing on a ledge and only partially submerged, making the grab easy,” Frank Guzman, the department’s Public Information officer, told People.com. “After the crew brought Bella to their fire house, she was given food and water and allowed to rest.”
Bella was scanned for a microchip, and officials discovered she had been adopted from Broward Animal Care and Adoption by the Nicholson family in 2018…