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Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue in Florida rescued a dog, a German shepherd named Bella, who had fallen into a canal

Local police scanned Bella for a microchip, which they learned had been implanted in 2018

After locating the dog’s adopters, officials reunited the long-lost canine with her family, whom she immediately recognized

Firefighters in Florida rescued a lost dog who had fallen into a canal — and then reunited the canine with her family after six years apart.

After the German shepherd, named Bella, was spotted wandering a neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale, the local fire department responded to a resident’s 911 call about the canine falling into a canal on Aug. 5.

Frank Guzman, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue’s public information officer, tells PEOPLE, “Our crew from E

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