UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Officers from the NYPD Harbor Unit made a brave rescue from the waters of the East River Monday evening.
They received a call of a distressed dog battling the strong current in the river.
When the officers arrived, they realized that 'dog' was actually a coyote.
Nonetheless, the Harbor Unit made the rescued they were called for.
The coyote is now in the care of veterinarians.
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