Police rescued a dog from a submerged vehicle in Carver Saturday afternoon.A 59-year-old woman drove her 2004 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck with two dogs inside into water at South Meadow village at about 3:40 p.m., Carver police said. The Plymouth woman and one of her dogs were able to get out but the other dog was still inside the completely submerged vehicle, police said.Officer David Harriman, a dog lover, dove into the water and was able to open the truck door and rescue the dog, according to police. The dog was shaken up but in good health, police said.The murky water made it almost impossible to see even his hand in front of his face, Harriamn said."He wasn't moving at all when I first got to him, and then when I got him to the surface, he came to," he said. "He'd been under the water for quite some time."Harriman said he didn't think twice about going in the water to rescue the crying driver's dog."It's kind of like a family member to most people, and you gotta get it out, if you can," he said. "I have an 8-month-old English bulldog named Jax right now. . . I'd do anything I could for him."

Police rescued a dog from a submerged vehicle in Carver Saturday afternoon.

A 59-year-old woman drove her 2004 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck with two dogs inside into water at South Meadow village at about 3:40 p.m., Carver police said. The Plymouth woman and one of her dogs were able to get out but the other dog was still inside the completely submerged vehicle, police said.


Officer David Harriman, a dog lover, dove into the water and was able to open the truck door and rescue the dog, according to police. The dog was shaken up but in good health, police said.

The murky water made it almost impossible to see even his hand in front of his face, Harriamn said.

"He wasn't moving at all when I first got to him, and then when I got him to the surface, he came to," he said. "He'd been under the water for quite some time."

Harriman said he didn't think twice about going in the water to rescue the crying driver's dog.

"It's kind of like a family member to most people, and you gotta get it out, if you can," he said. "I have an 8-month-old English bulldog named Jax right now. . . I'd do anything I could for him."