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Hound Leads Owner To Drowning Baby

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- A Treasure Coast dog is being hailed as a hero for helping to save a baby's life this week.

Reyna Zurita said she had just walked into her Port St. Lucie home when her 2-year-old hound, Hunter, suddenly ran out the door."I run behind my dog because that's for my kids and I don't want to lose my dog, and I run behind"

Zurita said in broken English. "I say, 'What happened? Stop,' but he never listen to me."Hunter ran for nearly half a mile and led Zurita to an infant who was lying on the ground after nearly drowning.Hunter had actually taken a child rescue class before but "washed out of the training program."


Port St. Lucie police said the boy's mother put the baby down while she sought help."The baby was purple, bleeding and tight," Zurita said. "And I grabbed the baby, I give it CPR and I never do that in my life. I don't know how I do that, but I did and the baby was alive."Paramedics soon arrived and took over.Sgt. Richard Schichtel said Hunter had actually been trained in child rescue but "washed out of the training program" because the dog did not perform well enough."I just want to thank god for the lady and her dog," said the baby's guardian, Julia Pasqual.

"They're both an angel."Officials said the baby is doing well and that an investigation is ongoing.

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