What happened?

Cape Coral firefighters responded to a report of a dog in a canal and instead found a coyote pup struggling at Britannia Lake, WINK reports. The animal swam from shore to shore before a nearby kayaker helped crews track it beneath a dock. Firefighters entered the water, pulled the pup out, and took it for veterinary care before transfer to wildlife rehabilitation. It is the kind of unusual local rescue story people actually talk about.

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