The moment rescuers pluck miracle puppy Raija from the debris of Norwegian landslide after she was swept out to sea alongside eight houses
- One-year-old dog was saved after being swept out into sea in Arctic mudslide
- Mudslide more than 600 metres long struck coast of of Alta, Northern Norway
- Eight homes were swept into the sea along with one year old elkhound Raija
- Heartwarming footage shows him bounding up to rescuers after he was saved
A dog has been saved in a miraculous rescue after it was swept out to sea in a mudslide in Arctic Norway.
One year old elkhound named Raija was on the piece of land that was carried out to sea near the town of Alta, Northern Norway.
The dog was able to swim to land where he was saved by rescuers in a military helicopter.
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One year old elkhound named Raija was on the piece of land that was carried out to sea near the town of Alta, Northern Norway
The 650 metre long mudslide swept both the land and the eight houses on it into the swirling water on Wednesday.
‘It appears no humans were in the area when it happened,’ local police officer Torfinn Halvari told Norwegian news agency NTB.
‘The dog was swept into the sea but managed to swim ashore and survived,’ said Halvari.
The dog is seen bounding up to the rescuers as they see him on the shore.
After his rescue the dog ran off, but he was later re-united with his owners.
The 650 metre long mudslide swept both the land and the eight houses on it into the swirling water on Wednesday
The dog was able to swim to land where he was saved by rescuers in a military helicopter