Steve Alioto thought he had lost his beloved pit bull, Daisy, forever after their houseboat anchored in the waters off Sausalito sank because of last week’s storms.

When he returned to the boat Thursday, all he saw was the mast sticking out of the water, Alioto told KPIX-TV.

There were no signs of Daisy, his constant companion.

It turns out Daisy had somehow escaped from the boat and swam more than a mile to a church where she and Alioto often get a free meal.

The Rev. Paul Mowry gave Alioto the good news, telling him, “She’s alive.”

“I cried so hard,” Alioto said.

The two are staying on a friend’s boat for now.

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