A small dog named Benji was pulled alive from heavy debris in Fort Pierce, Florida, after Hurricane Milton tore through the area. The dog's owners were among those unaccounted for, and emergency crews conducted door-to-door search and rescue operations throughout the damaged retirement community.
A small dog was pulled alive Thursday from heavy debris in Fort Pierce, Florida , after Hurricane Milton tore through the area.of the rescue, a neighbor is seen stepping over the massive piles of rubble while carrying Benji in one hand and a flashlight in the other.
“About two seconds ago, we just pulled out this little tiny dog named Benji who has been missing now since last night. His owners were actually in that mobile home right back there. That’s where they lived,” she said, pointing out the severely damaged home. “Sustained hurricane-force winds smashed inland through communities still reeling from Hurricane Helene two weeks ago, before roaring off Florida’s east coast into the Atlantic,” the outlet noted, adding that “Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the storm triggered deadly tornadoes and left more than three million people were without power.
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