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A dog looks like he must have been barking up the wrong tree when he was swept out to sea on a log.
The castaway canine was spotted standing on his makeshift raft by the crew of the Royal New Zealand Navy patrol vessel HMNZS Hawea in Smokehouse Bay, near Great Barrier Island, on Thursday.
A rescue mission was then authorised and a crew of four sent out to save the plucky pooch, who was found 30 miles off the coast of New Zealand's North Island.
Lieutenant Anthony Norris told the New Zealand Herald: "There was significant debris in the water and on one large log floating in the water was this poor, helpless dog.
"I would hate to think how long he was there."
There were heavy storms in the area earlier in the week and rescuers believed he may have been washed out to sea during them.
The dog has been reunited with its owners.
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Sea Dog Rescued From Floating Log Off NZ Coast
The castaway canine was spotted standing on his makeshift raft by the crew of the Royal New Zealand Navy patrol vessel HMNZS Hawea in Smokehouse Bay, near Great Barrier Island, on Thursday.
A rescue mission was then authorised and a crew of four sent out to save the plucky pooch, who was found 30 miles off the coast of New Zealand's North Island.
Lieutenant Anthony Norris told the New Zealand Herald: "There was significant debris in the water and on one large log floating in the water was this poor, helpless dog.
"I would hate to think how long he was there."
There were heavy storms in the area earlier in the week and rescuers believed he may have been washed out to sea during them.
The dog has been reunited with its owners.
Pics
Sea Dog Rescued From Floating Log Off NZ Coast