Watch As Police Rescue Dog From Lagoon - Twice

Follow this narrative released by the Milwaukee Police Department Thursday afternoon:

MILWAUKEE, WI — Milwaukee police officers managed to rescue a small dog from a lagoon - twice in one afternoon.

Milwaukee Police Officers Joe Spingola and Mike Smith were in McGovern Park on the city's north side around 6 pm Wednesday evening, talking with some kids who were fishing in the lagoon.

According to Milwaukee police, that’s when they heard a splash. Looking around to find what it was, they saw movement below the weeds and lily pads. A small dog had fallen into the lagoon.

Officers Spingola and Smith ran over to it and managed to reach in and pull the dog out of the water. Minutes later, there was another splash. The dog jumped back into the water. This time it swam straight out to the middle of the lagoon.

A county parks employee had a net, but it too was too short. The owners were nowhere to be found. Officer Smith radioed for a Milwaukee Fire Department boat.

While waiting for the boat, they were trying to coax the dog back to shore. After a few minutes the officers could see the animal was starting to struggle in the thick weeds and muck. That’s when Spingola said he had to go in.

As Spingola was swimming towards the dog, the dog was struggling to keep afloat. When he reached him, the dog was wrapped up in the weeds, tangled in fishing line and had a hook and bobber hanging from him. Officer Smith kept a watchful eye from shore.

A few feet off the shore the water is only a few feet deep, but then there is a huge drop off to an unknown depth. Deeper than the officer is tall, requiring him to swim. Swimming back to shore with the dog, Officer Spingola kept getting tangled up in the weeds too.

The dog was taken to the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission to be checked out. MADACC is hopping the owner will come forward. If this is your dog you can contact MADACC at 414-649-8640.

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