Missing dog found after 10 days
Missing pitbull terrier Kotiro is back with her owner 10 days after the rising tide stranded her on a small island in Auckland's Manukau Harbour.
The distressed dog was last seen trying to swim off the island off Weymouth Beach after the tide came in but coastguard searchers failed to find her despite a two-day search.
Kotiro was found last night about three kilometres from where she was last seen and the coastguard believes she swam or walked to a remote coastal part of the harbour and had lived there for several days.
Coastguard spokesman Jo Ottey said Kotiro had been fed by someone in the area but was ecstatic when spotted by a coastguard boat last night. One of the crew members swam ashore because the boat could not get close enough and the dog was taken on board and reunited within her owner. She was in good condition although slightly under weight.
The distressed dog was last seen trying to swim off the island off Weymouth Beach after the tide came in but coastguard searchers failed to find her despite a two-day search.
Kotiro was found last night about three kilometres from where she was last seen and the coastguard believes she swam or walked to a remote coastal part of the harbour and had lived there for several days.
Coastguard spokesman Jo Ottey said Kotiro had been fed by someone in the area but was ecstatic when spotted by a coastguard boat last night. One of the crew members swam ashore because the boat could not get close enough and the dog was taken on board and reunited within her owner. She was in good condition although slightly under weight.
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