BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida sheriff's deputy is being praised for her "fast actions" that saved the life of her K-9 partner during a dramatic moment caught on camera.
Brevard County Sheriff's Deputy Lauren Donaldson saved her K-9 partner Zeppelin when he tried to jump over the guard rail on the 528 Causeway.
Zeppelin was on-leash, walking back from the area where deputies arrested a person and then, without warning, tried to jump over the rail, according to a video posted on Facebook by the sheriff's office.
Donaldson quickly held tight onto his leash, braced her feet against the rail and pulled him back to safety.
The sheriff's office called her rescue "even more amazing" since Zeppelin weighs about 75 pounds and Donaldson "weighs 122 pounds when she is soaking wet and holding a bowling ball."
Without Donaldson's quick thinking, Zeppelin would have fallen about 75 feet into the Indian River and could have died.
"I’m still mad at “Zeppelin” for giving us all a huge scare, but am so grateful that he is okay and unharmed!!" Sheriff Wayne Ivey said in the post.