Venice EMTs who rescued dog after rollover crash reunite with dog’s owner

VIDEO: The two EMTs who found the 9-month-old husky that was ejected in last weekโ€™s rollover car crash on I-75 reunited with the dog on Sunday. Rebecca Durham and Jessica Jones belong to the Venice Fire Department and said they are glad they could help. โ€œWeโ€™re all animal lovers here,โ€ Jones said. โ€œIf we donโ€™t have kids, those dogs are like our babiesโ€ฆit was a very emotional call.โ€ The EMTs met up with Courtney Dean, her fiancรฉ Brandon Clark and husky Poseidon at their fire station. Despite a minor hip and leg injury, Poseidon ran right up to the paramedics. โ€œAww youโ€™re such a pretty dog,โ€ Jones said. Durham initially spotted the husky the day after the crash, while driving on the inside lane of I-75. โ€œIโ€™m glad I made that decision,โ€ Durham said. โ€œI could have missed him.โ€

WWSB-TV ABC 7 Sarasota

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