SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. – San Bernardino firefighters jumped into action last week to rescue a dog that was trapped by water on a support beam in the middle of the California Aqueduct.
New video that was released by the department showed the swift-water rescue which happened just before 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
A member of the Swift Water Rescue Team in a harness was lowered onto the same support beam as the pooch, which appeared to be under a service access point in the aqueduct. The first responder was able to harness the wet, scared dog, which was then lifted back onto dry land.
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The dog was initially spotted by an unrelated aerial search team from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office that was searching for a missing person.
According to the state, the more than 400-mile-long California Aqueduct provides 27 million people with water for personal, agricultural and municipal use.
