SARASOTA, Fla. – A water-logged coyote that was trying to doggy paddle its way back to land while lost in Sarasota Bay got a helping hand from a police officer.
The Sarasota Police Department said a concerned charter captain called in Tuesday around 8 a.m. about a possible dog stranded in New Pass, so Officer Ron Dixon from the marine patrol unit went to investigate. [TRENDING: The 6 coronavirus vaccines explained | SpaceX launch set to happen tonight | 1 year since Florida’s first COVID-19 case] Dixon spotted the struggling canine and jumped in the water to try to capture it but the coyote got away.
A short time later, Dixon took another dip to try to wrangle the animal and this time realized it was a coyote, not a dog, that he was after.