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Missing Brooklyn Husky 'Sinatra' Found In Tampa, Florida: Reports
He's gonna make a brand new start of it.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — His little town blues are melting away; Sinatra's coming back to New York.
Sinatra — a blue-eyed husky who disappeared from his Canarsie home in 2016 after his teenaged owner died — has been found in Tampa, Florida, 1,100 miles away from his home, according to reports.
“I didn’t believe it at first, Sinatra’s owner, Lesmore Willis, told TampaBay.com. "When I saw the picture, I broke down in tears.”
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Sinatra once belonged to Willis’ 15-year-old daughter Zion, who fatally and accidentally shot herself in November 2015, according to the New York Daily News.
The husky ran off about 18 months after Zion’s death and wasn't seen again until 13-year-old Rose Verrill found him in a Florida town called Seffner, TampaBay.com reported.
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Local animal workers were able to track Ol’ Blue Eyes back to his Brooklyn owners through an embedded ID chip and planned to reunite Sinatra and Willis on Sunday, according to reports.
"When he was gone, it was like losing a part of [Zion],” the mourning father said of Sinatra. “He’s getting a big hug as soon as I see him.”
Photos of Sinatra courtesy of Jeanne Baldi and Denise Verrill, used with permission
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