Two Pembroke Pines Police officers are speaking out about the day they paddled to the rescue of a pup in peril, with a little help from some concerned neighbors.

Officers Anthony Tello and Kayleigh Howell jumped into action on Monday after they received a call of a dog in distress.

Shortly after, the officers responded to the area of Douglas Road and Pines Boulevard, when they proceeded to go the extra mile to rescue the four-legged swimmer.

The officers spoke with 7News on Thursday.

“I arrived at the home of the person who called, fire rescue is already there. We were kind of looking at the lake; we didn’t see anything,” said Howell. “It wasn’t until I noticed [the dog] was across the lake sitting on someone’s dock.”

Howell’s attempt to retrieve the stray dog from the dock ended in t

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