Lost Pooch Swept Out to Sea Rescued Off California Coast

A pup got lucky last weekend when she was rescued off the California coast after being swept out to sea.

The black Labrador retriever mix named Sadie initially escaped from the home where her owners were staying in San Diego during a Sunday football game, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said. 

The pair, Alexis Barcellos and Brandon Valdez, tracked Sadie using the AirTag on her collar and set out to the coast to find her, officials said. 

Lifeguards in Ocean Beach, nearly 2 miles away, alerted a lifeguard tower about a dog that had been swept out into the rip current near a jetty. 

Lifeguard units and a U.S. Coast Guard boat were dispatched to find the pup.