Pets
NYPD Harbor Patrol Rescues Dog From Jamaica Bay
The dog, named Tinkerbell, was reunited with her owner safe and sound.
QUEENS, NY — The NYPD Harbor Patrol rescued a dog struggling to stay afloat in Jamaica Bay on Wednesday morning and got her back to her owner safe and sound.
Officers were patrolling the bay about 10 a.m. when they spotted the dog in the water, the NYPD said in a tweet.
They pulled the dog from the water, wrapped her up and brought her to a veterinarian for a checkup.
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The dog, named Tinkerbell, was reunited with her owner later that day.
"Thanks to our Harbor members for making this reunion paw-ssible," the NYPD Special Operations team said in a tweet.
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UPDATE
A happy ending to a cold wet morning
After failing her physical for the #SCUBA Team, Tinkerbell has been reunited with her owner Jason
Tinkerbell is in great health & is looking forward to sleeping all day
Thanks to our Harbor members for making this reunion paw-ssible pic.twitter.com/mylSj4wh2H
— NYPD Special Ops (@NYPDSpecialops) January 20, 2021
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