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Glendale officer jumps into canal to rescue dog
A new video shows the moment a Glendale officer rescued a dog from a canal, with the officer jumping into the water to save the pup. FOX 10's Lindsey Ragas reports.
GLENDALE, Ariz. - A police officer jumped into action to save a puppy from a canal, and the rescue was caught on camera.
The backstory:
The incident happened on July 16 when a 7-month-old French poodle mix named "Itachi" got scared and ran into the canal near 75th Avenue and Camelback Road.
What they're saying:
When Glendale Police Officer Jose Torres and his partner got to the canal, Torres jumped into the water to save the pup.
"We see the group of people, the owners kind of all hysterical. I told him, 'I'm going to jump in the canal, save the dog,'" Torres said. "Took my vest off, took my belt, took my under belt off, took my boots off, of course, most important thing. And then just put everything aside. I gave it to my partner and I just jumped in after that."
Torres grabbed Itachi and threw him over the side. Itachi was pulled out of the canal using a park ranger's broom.
Glendale Police Officer Jose Torres jumped into a canal near 75th Avenue and Camelback Road to rescue a dog.
Itachi is doing fine, leaving his owner grateful for Torres' actions.
"It scared me because I thought something bad might happen to the officer. And so after he jumped, it filled me with so much joy that I hugged the officer," Yisel Mugarra Santana said. "Because thanks to him, I have my dog with me. He's another member of my family."
Officer Torres said he would jump in the canal to save the dog again if he had to.
Map of where the rescue happened