CAPE CORAL, Fla. — First responders responded to Britannia Lake in Cape Coral Monday morning after residents in the area spotted what they thought was a dog struggling to stay afloat.
However, when firefighters arrived, they realized the animal was actually a coyote pup.
Firefighters said one neighbor, Brian, jumped into the water when he saw the coyote fall into the lake as others called 911.
Denae Judd, who was kayaking, then helped guide firefighters to the coyote’s location.
“She monitored its location and let the crew know it had crawled up under a dock,” the Cape Coral Fire Department posted on social media. “Firefighters entered the water and were able to extract what turned out to be a coyote pup from the space.”
The little guy was eventually pulled out of the water.
It was taken to a veterinarian to get checked out before being moved to a wildlife rehab center.
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