Dog Rescued After 3 Weeks at Sea
The Japanese coast guard rescued a dog that was found on debris floating off the shore of the tsunami-wrecked city of Kesennuma. Judging from the dog’s situation, it is very possible that it had been trapped at sea since the March 11th tsunami:
The Japanese coast guard on Friday rescued a dog floating in the debris off the coast of Kesennuma, northern Japan. It’s unclear if the canine, which was scrambling on the roof of a house that had been washed away, had been at sea for the entire three weeks since the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
The rescue did not come easy. After coast guard rescuers descended from a helicopter onto the house, the dog retreated under the roof and disappeared. The rescuers were unable to lure the dog out but according to NTV, the canine was eventually pulled to safety by a coast guard boat that relieved the helicopter, which was running low on fuel.
Update: The dog has been reunited with her owner!
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