The puppy was missing for nearly 2 days after the crew aboard the fishing vessel Laura abandoned ship when their vessel ran aground.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescue a puppy from Black Point in Kodiak, Alaska, Tuesday.
After a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew, aboard an MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter (MRR), conducted an over-flight of the grounded fishing vessel Laura, the helicopter crew located and rescued a puppy belonging to one of the crewmembers.
The 8-month-old, 80-pound pit bull/black lab mix named Grace was located on a cliffside near the grounded vessel. After spending almost two days on her own, Grace was safely transported back to her owner, who was waiting at the Air Station in Kodiak.
“She wagged her tail a little bit and told me that she was doing okay,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Rafael Aguero, a rescue swimmer at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak. “The puppy spent 36 hours between the bow of the ship, the breaking surf and then the rocky shoreline. It was a happy moment to reunite the puppy with the owner.”
Aguero and other Coast Guard crew members spotted the dog on a cliffside near her the fishing vessel Laura, which ran aground 2 days before the dog went missing.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.
Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak personnel are currently working with the owner on a salvage plan for the vessel and monitoring cleanup efforts.
The location of the grounding was misidentified as Black Rock in a previous release.
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