A 7-year-old dog rescued from floodwaters during Hurricane Florence has been named People magazine's World's Cutest Rescue Dog. The announcement was made on Wednesday exclusively on "CBS Mornings."

Bastian beat out two other finalists, Apollo and Tiki, for the top spot. He was found waiting in floodwaters with his sister during the 2018 hurricane in South Carolina. After his rescue, he was brought to New Jersey, where he was the only dog not adopted at an adoption event— until Joelle Andres, his now-owner, took him home. His sister was adopted into another family.

Bastian, a 7-year-old rescue from Hurricane Florence, beat out two other finalists, Apollo and Tiki, to win People magazine's World's Cutest Rescue Dog contest. CBS News

"This has been so, so surreal," Andres said

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