"I Thought It Was a Fish": 40-Second Miracle... Fisherman Saves Drowning Puppy With CPR

Rescue footage released... Man dives into the water to save the puppy
The puppy stands up on its own and recovers after CPR

A video showing a puppy that lost consciousness after falling into the water in Thailand being revived thanks to a fisherman's CPR has drawn attention.

On October 8, U.S. magazine People, the Associated Press and other outlets reported on an incident at a lake in Roi Et Province in northeastern Thailand. According to footage released by Thai media, a man fishing in the lake spotted something floating on the water. At first, he thought it was a fish and cast out his bait.

When the object did not respond, a man who was walking his dog nearby came over and zoomed in with his phone camera to take a closer look. It was not a fish, but a puppy struggling in the water. Since the puppy was far from the shore, it was difficult to reach out and rescue it directly, so the fisherman eventually went into the water himself and pulled it out.

When the puppy did not move after being rescued, the fisherman immediately began CPR. The puppy showed no noticeable response for about 40 seconds, then gradually began to move and finally stood up on all four legs.

The puppy shook itself to get the water off its fur and recovered enough to greet the dog belonging to the man filming the rescue by sniffing each other. The video also showed the two men looking relieved when the puppy regained consciousness.

There have been other cases in which CPR saved the lives of animals. In 2023, firefighters responding to a house fire in Namyang-myeon, Cheongyang County, South Chungcheong Province, rescued a pet dog whose heart had stopped. They managed to revive it after about five minutes of CPR.

In 2017, a soldier in Thailand rescued a two-day-old puppy from a garage flooded during a flood. The puppy was in such critical condition that its body had turned blue, but it began breathing again after the soldier performed CPR and artificial respiration. Footage of the rescue was viewed millions of times online. The soldier later adopted the puppy and named it "Champion."

In July 2026, a baby otter in British Columbia, Canada, whose neck had become entangled in a fishing net and had stopped breathing, was rescued after a local resident at the scene performed CPR. After treatment and recovery, the otter was returned to the wild several days later.

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