A little good news: Japanese dog rescued after three weeks
A dog which spent three weeks floating on a sea of rubble has been picked up by a Japanese rescue helicopter.
A dog believed to have survived the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 11 and, also three weeks at sea, is rescued by Japan Coast Guard members off Kesennuma, northern Japan April 1, 2011.
Credit: Reuters/Japan Coast Guard/Handout
TOKYO |
(Reuters) - A dog that survived in a house swept away to sea three weeks ago by the devastatingJapan tsunami was saved on Friday by a coast guard rescue team flying over an island of debris.
Local television showed an aerial view of a brown medium-sized dog trotting around the roof of the house -- the only part of it floating above water -- before disappearing inside through a broken section of the roof.
The coast guard rescuers, thinking there might also be people alive inside the house, lowered one of their team onto the roof. He tried to coax the dog out, but then went in after tearing a wider opening. He came out with the dog in his arms and they were transported back to safety by boat.
Domestic media said no people were found inside the house.
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