Floatplane pilot rescues dog from water in Ketchikan

KETCHIKAN — A dog is back home safe with its owners after being rescued from Tongass Narrows by a pilot who had just landed a floatplane when he spotted the animal struggling in the water.
The Ketchikan Daily News reports pilot Mike Hudgins pulled the miniature sheltie named Misty from the water Sunday. The animal had been swimming alone in the channel between the Ketchikan International Airport ferry dock and Taquan Air’s floatplane dock when he was alerted to the dog.
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