When a strong storm washed a dog out to sea this past week northeast of Auckland, New Zealand, there was little hope of the pup being recovered. But somehow the lost dog managed to clamber up onto a piece of driftwood where he was able to stand out of the water…
Amid all of the debris floating in the water from the storm, Seaman Combat Specialist Filipe Latu managed to spot the dog and requested a rescue…
Not only were the members of the Royal New Zealand Navy able to save the dog just off Great Barrier Island, but they also managed to track down his owners and return him home…
(via The New Zealand Herald)