It's said cats have nine lives, but two dogs are lucky to be alive thanks to a Caledonia Police Department K-9 officer who pulled one of the canines from a burning home on Monday afternoon, July 6. CPD released the dramatic body camera video Tuesday.
Shortly after 2 p.m. on Monday, Caledonia K-9 Officer Cory Radke and his partner, Lou, were on their way home when he saw a lot of smoke in the sky.
"Then dispatch is like, starts calling to every squad in Caledonia, 'Start heading for the structure fire,'" said Radke. "I was like, 'Well, that answers that. Here we go!'"
Radke was first to arrive at the home off Beechnut Drive.
With flames shooting through the roof, he kicked in the side door to the garage, making his way through the room and into the home -- calling out for dogs as smoke filled the living room. "Come here, puppy! Come here, pups!" Radke said in the body camera video.