Police rescue a poodle who went swimming in a river

Garfield Firefighters with a pink poodle named Molly that was rescued.
@Deepizzaguy (122353)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
March 23, 2025 4:06pm CST
The Garfield Police Department and the Garfield Fire Department answered an emergency call about a pink poodle who jumped into the Passaic River on Monday March 3. The owner of the poodle who answers to the name Molly who ran away from her home in the afternoon after Molly was seen running on the streets. Molly jumped into the Passaic River and she stopped swimming when she went to an island when the Garfield Firefighter Company used a boat to rescue Molly and reunited the dog with her owner. Link is upi.com/7611741204915 via @upi
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@rakski (156872)
• Philippines
23 Mar 25
good save! I wonder why Molly ran away.
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@Deepizzaguy (122353)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Mar 25
A good question how Molly got away from home.
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@rakski (156872)
• Philippines
24 Mar 25
@Deepizzaguy true. Any news about that?
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@Deepizzaguy (122353)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Mar 25
@rakski Nothing yet.
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@sw8sincere (6032)
• Philippines
24 Mar 25
Wow, that must have been a stressful day for Molly’s owner! Glad the firefighters were able to rescue her safely. What a lucky pup!
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@Deepizzaguy (122353)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Mar 25
I am sure that Molly's owner was stressed that her puppy ran away.
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@RasmaSandra (98127)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Mar 25
I am wondering why Molly jumped into the river. Glad she was rescued,
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@Deepizzaguy (122353)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Mar 25
That is a good question how Molly got away from home.
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@JudyEv (382658)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 25
Molly looks a bit like a dizzy blond! lol It's good she was rescued.
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@Deepizzaguy (122353)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Mar 25
I am in agreement with you that Molly was rescued by the firefighters.
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@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
24 Mar 25
Perhaps the dog was tired from running and swimming and so went for a rest on the island. It was good that it was rescued without too much trouble.
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@Deepizzaguy (122353)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Mar 25
I am in agreement with you that Molly was rescued after running away from home.
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23 Mar 25
Good job they were saved
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@Deepizzaguy (122353)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Mar 25
I am in agreement with you.
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