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Hypothermic Dog Rescued After 20-Kilometer Drift in Innkanal

A passing cyclist alerted emergency crews who pulled the exhausted Labrador mix from a sandbank near the Töging power plant.

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Overview

  • A cyclist spotted Mia drifting in the Innkanal and alerted Wasserwacht Töging am Inn and Feuerwehr Töging am Inn teams.
  • Rescuers roped down to reach the dog on a sandbank about 300 meters downstream of the Töging power plant.
  • Mia was likely carried roughly 20 kilometers from Jettenbach by the canal’s 3–4 meter per second current.
  • After the rescue, Mia was treated for hypothermia and exhaustion and found to be otherwise healthy.
  • Shelter workers read her microchip at the scene and reunited her with her owners.