APD officer rescues canine from deserted contaminated swimming pool

By Neydja Petithomme

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    ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A heroic act by Officer Robert Crume with the Asheville Police Department as he helped save a canine that was almost drowning in an deserted swimming pool behind a vacant dwelling in East Asheville.

According to Crume, it was a pool contaminated with micro organism.

“I’m terrified to consider what type of bacteria could be in this water,” Crume mentioned.

Crume mentioned the water was black and murky, that he might see mosquitoes hovering over it.

“The fire department arrived down the hill and started running in the back yards looking for the animal and asking who has a pool around,” Crume mentioned. “As we came through here, I could see the dog’s head sticking above the pool here and he kind of has his paws here.”

Animal management arrived shortly after to take the canine to an animal shelter.

“I offered him some of my leftover chicken and rice and some water. He didn’t have any of that,” Crume mentioned.

Crume described the canine as having a collar on, suspecting the canine should have an proprietor.

“Coming out here and find a dog in distress and being able to assist and making sure that the dog is safe and taken care of it, feels really good,” Crume mentioned.

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