Molly the pink poodle rescued from frigid New Jersey river after daring swim

s lbs and fast it was like chasing cotton candy this is cute little Molly a poodle who is now safe and probably sleeping she was a toy poodle she's a toy poodle a toy poodle yes do they jump in rivers and swim not that I know but apparently she's on the Olympics Sandra was Molly's owner until a couple of days ago she just sold her to a good friend thinks that she might have been trying to go home and that her pink color definitely helped save her because she was more visible she took off for us for a good hour up and down the river bank then she jumped in the river and started swimming almost the length of a football field to this island she gave us a swim for our money she was a bike right away from a triathlon we were preparing for the worst but we were so hopeful this rescue took 4 hours combined efforts of Clifton fire and also the police department from Garfield and thank goodness Molly doesn't weigh very much because she was just on the surface of the Water Swimming her heart out if she weighed a lot more she would have touched the really strong current that might have pulled her over the Falls of the fa Molly swam to this marshy Island it took two boats eight firefighters in the water and a heat sensing camera to find her a member of Clifton ladder 3 using thermal camera was able to locate the dog so the color did help it's a plant-based ve uh vegan pet Dy safe die and thank heaven safe Molly in Garfield Michelle Charlesworth Channel 7 Eyewitness News