Jessica swam more than 11 kilometers to save her life | Photo: Collected

Little dog Jessica. Only one year of age. Swimming is a long way off, I have never been in the water before. That Jessica swam more than 11 kilometers to save her life. The incident took place in the US state of Florida. News from Indian media UPI

Jessica's owner is John Atwood. He was on a pleasure boat with his mother and stepfather on the Indian River in Florida last Sunday. The destination is the state of North Carolina. Jessica was with him at the time.

Jessica's owner is John Atwood. He was on a pleasure boat with his mother and stepfather on the Indian River in Florida last Sunday. The destination is the state of North Carolina. Jessica was with him at the time.

Everything was going well. However, when the pleasure boat reached the Breward area of ​​the river, disaster struck. Suddenly Atwood couldn't find the pet dog. Then two small boats were lowered into the water. The search begins. However, after many attempts, Jessica could not be seen around.

Atwood said, 'Jessica never got into the water before Sunday. As a result, we had no idea if he could swim at all. '

Atwood searched for Jessica for more than 24 hours. He then gave a post on social media. He also announced a 500 reward for information leading to the capture of Jessica.

A resident of Rocklase, Florida, contacted Atwood after seeing the post. Jessica is with him. After swimming, the dog came to his house and took shelter. The house is more than 11 kilometers away from the place where Jessica went missing on the Indian River.

Atwood said the man who found Jessica did not take the prize money. "I just want to thank you," he said. Thanks for taking care of Jessica. Thanks for the kindness. Thank you for your sympathy.