A Long Beach, Calif. dog has reunited with its owners after an eventful ocean rescue.
The Long Beach Lifeguard Associationreceived a call on Saturday evening from a concerned citizen who noticed a small dogrunning loosein the Junipero parking lot of the beach, according to the Long Beach Fire Department’s Facebook.
By the time lifeguards arrived, the dog, Tofu, had decided to swim out into the Pacific Ocean. In response, a lifeguard — specified as Lifeguard 7 — put on a wetsuit and quickly swam out into the sea to fetch the pup.
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Using his rescue board and buoy, the lifeguard caught up with Tofu and — with the help of a rescue boat — got the tiny dog onto his rescue board for a leisurely ride back to shore. Lifeguard & personally swam the canine back to the safety of the beach.
At the time of the rescue, the fire department had not yet located the dog’s owner, so rescuers called Animal Control Services for help. Luckily for Tofu, the pup’s owners came forward days later, and the family reunited Monday.
“Our new friend Tofu is doing great,” the department wrote on its Facebook page. “We had a couple of fun photos of his time with us! We are glad that he’s back with his family! Although we miss him around Long Beach Lifeguard Association HQ.”
Tofu is just the latest in a line of dogs recently reunited with their owners after an ordeal.
A boxer/bulldog mix named Marleereunited with her family after getting lost in a severe snowstorm for 19 days in Big Bear, Calif.
Marlee finally returned to her family after a homeowner spotted the dog around the same time every day on herRing surveillance camera.
The husky, named Alex, was found after the dog’s owner calledHaytap, an animal rescue organization, for help after hearing the dog’s barks coming from the remains of a collapsed building.
source: people.com
