OXNARD, Calif. – One small pup is now safe and sound after firefighters saved her from a flooded channel in Southern California.

The pup, which is believed to be either a pug or French Bulldog mix, was found stranded on a pile of vegetation and debris surrounded by fast, rising currents of floodwater, according to officials.

Footage of her rescue showed firefighters with the Ventura County and Oxnard fire departments using a 35-foot ladder to reach the trapped animal.

She was then carried to shore, where Ventura County Animal Services personnel determined that the 3-year-old pup was uninjured.

Officials noted that she was not wearing a tag nor did she have a microchip. Because of this, she is remaining in the care of VCAS as the team looks for her owner.

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