Copper the pup was reunited with their proprietor on Thursday after having been separated throughout Hurricane Idalia.
Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 storm at Keaton Beach in Florida’s Big Bend on Wednesday morning, inflicting storm surge alongside the Sunshine State’s Gulf shoreline.
One of the areas hit by storm surge was Charlotte County, the place the misplaced pup was discovered.
“Paws-itively heartwarming reunion alert!” Charlotte County Emergency Management mentioned in a Facebook put up.
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Copper the pup had gone on an “sudden journey,” CCEM mentioned, however was reunited with their proprietor, due to the work of Senior Animal Control Officer Emily Graham.
CCEM inspired Floridians to contact them ought to they discover animals that will have develop into misplaced after Hurricane Idalia.
“Let the animal-saving magic begin!” they mentioned. “Let’s maintain these tails wagging!”
Photos taken Wednesday confirmed floodwater from Idalia blanketing metropolis streets in Charlotte County.
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After putting Florida, Idalia moved by way of Georgia and the Carolinas, which additionally skilled vital storm injury. Now downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, Idalia has left the continental U.S. and is at the moment headed towards Bermuda.