With the waters above her paws and a leash tethering her to a pole, the dog looked on the verge of becoming a victim of Hurricane Harvey.
The mongrel was soaked to the skin and apparently abandoned in an area where every human had fled before the storm – until DailyMail.com intervened.
Photographer Ruaridh Connellan rushed across the flood water, which was fortunately not dangerously deep, and untied the dog, who wagged her tail and bounded off to safer ground.
Her name now? Lucky – although she still needs a bit more luck to come her way.
Before: A terrified dog was spotted by DailyMail.com photographer Ruaraidh Connellan as record-breaking flood waters rose around her just outside of Victoria
My hero: Connellan named the dog Lucky and when he went back 24 hours after saving her she ran up to him and wanted to play
When Connellan visited the property the next day, Lucky ran out and greeted him while wagging her tail. He brought the pup food and fresh water
Just look at her now: Connellan spent the night worrying about Lucky, but when he returned she seemed to be in good spirits
Lucky was left tied up by her owners on the land where they had been living in a trailer just outside Victoria.
