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Dog found under collapsed building month after Hurricane Dorian

FILE PHOTO: A neighborhood was destroyed by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. A dog was recently found under rubble just last week.
FILE PHOTO: A neighborhood was destroyed by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. A dog was recently found under rubble just last week.
By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Oct 7, 2019

Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas a month ago and now a dog is living up to its new name after recently being found buried beneath debris.

A 1-year-old mix breed dog, now named Miracle, was found in Marsh Harbour last week.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

❤️🐾BDRR’s MIRACLE🐾❤️ Miracle & BDRR’s President & Founder, @lauree.simmons, have had quite a Sunday. This sweet boy is not only famous, but a survivor. And so many people want to know him! That’s why he has had so many interviews today! You can follow his progress of gaining strength by following our social media channels. Miracle is now enjoying a lazy Sunday full of love, water, & food! He’s very weak and anemic from about 3 weeks of surviving off rain water. 🥺 He’s definitely got a long road to recovery ahead. He will need physical therapy and a lot of help and strength so he can fully walk again. Our wonderful medical team is monitoring him and keeping him as comfortable as possible. We love you, Miracle!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ . . #Miracle #Miraclethedog #BDRRMiracle #MiracleBDRR #BDRR #BigDogRanchRescue #Survivor #OurMiracle #roadtorecovery #ilovedogs

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But another dog that was trapped with Miracle didn't make it, WPTV reported.

Crews from Big Dog Ranch Rescue found the emaciated dog under broken glass, an air conditioning unit and building wreckage by using a drone with infrared detection, CNN reported.

Miracle was too weak to make a sound, but the dog's tail was wagging when rescuers were able to get to him, Palm Beach Post reported.

They believe that Miracle was able to survive on rainwater and was found "skeleton thin and unable to walk," according to CNN.

The rescue got the call Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. that Miracle had been found. They quickly had a plane on the ground in the Bahamas within an hour of that call and Miracle was at the southern Florida ranch by 1:38 p.m. that same day, WPTV reported.

Before he was flown to Florida, he had to be given fluids and some food, WPTV reported.

Unless his owners claim him, Miracle will be listed for adoption once he makes a full recovery.

Big Dog Ranch Rescue is giving the dog medical and emotional support.

The rescue group has saved 139 dogs since Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas in September.

About 600 people are still listed as missing after the Category 5 storm, Palm Beach Post reported.

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