1 of 5

Myla the dog with her rescuers from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet. Courtesy Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet

Myla the dog swimming up to her Coast Guard rescuers. Still from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet video

Myla the dog swimming up to her Coast Guard rescuers. Still from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet video

Myla the dog being pulled out of the Pamlico Sound by her Coast Guard rescuers. Still from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet video

Myla the dog with her rescuers from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet. Courtesy Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet

A dog who fell overboard in the Pamlico Sound was rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard crew on Saturday, May 14, 2022, officials said.

The crew aboard a boat in the area received a report of a vessel that had lost their dog overboard, Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet said in a Facebook post Sunday.

A short time later, the crew noticed movement on the calm water, then realized it was the dog named Myla swimming toward the boat. The crew headed toward the dog and hauled Myla aboard.

The call reporting the overboard dog came in around 6:10 p.m. and Myla was pulled aboard about five minutes later, according to Petty Officer Steve Lehmann.

The crew inspected the exhausted dog to ensure she was not injured, then Myla was reunited with her owners, the Coast Guard said.

“We want to congratulate Myla on being a good girl and an amazing doggie swimmer!” the station said in its post.

READ ABOUT MORE NEWS HERE.

More On the Water

Meals on the move

Grant from Outer Banks Seafood Festival Fund supports North Carolina Watermen United

Can sea turtles get too cold during the winter in North Carolina?

Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station celebrates 150th anniversary