The Greenville Police Department called the officer a 'real life hero' for wading into the rising floodwater to save the pit bull.
as floodwaters reached knee-deep levels. It also shows Schultz untying the dog and carrying it through the flood., and is now forecast to bring a month's worth of rain to parts of the Eastern United States. At approximately 6:15 a.m. ET on Saturday, the storm made landfall in North Carolina in the Emerald Isle region. In response to the storm's powerful winds and heavy flooding, North Carolina declared a state of emergency, as did Maryland and Virginia.
An officer with the Greenville Police Department in North Carolina saved a small pit bull from Tropical Storm Ophelia flooding.to save the pooch, the GPD added in its Facebook post that the dog wouldn't have survived if a"Good Samaritan" didn't call to report the situation.Meanwhile, the GPD toldin a Facebook message on Saturday that Schultz declined to do an interview, citing the ongoing investigation by the department's Animal Protective Services unit.
According to the National Hurricane Center , Ophelia brought sustained winds of around 70 miles per hour. Although the storm has since weakened, forecasters still urge people to be cautious.
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