POINT PLEASANT – Due to their quick response and lifesaving measures, local authorities were able to rescue a distressed dog that had fallen into a lagoon earlier today.
Around 12 p.m., the Point Pleasant Police Department received a report that the dog had fallen into the lagoon behind a home on East Drive. Police as well as Point Pleasant Fire Department Station 75 and Point Pleasant First Aid Squad responded to the scene.
Two neighbors went into the water to help retrieve the frightened Jack Russell Terrier. The dog was then handed to Sgt. Christopher Woit and P.O. Jesse Waterson where they discovered that the dog was not breathing.
P.O. Waterson began chest compressions and soon the dog was able to cough up water and breathe again. The dog was brought to a local veterinarian by first aid ambulance where she is in stable condition.
Police also helped one of the neighbors out of the water who needed assistance. Both residents were treated by first aid members and released at the scene, police said.
