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Watch a soldier resuscitate a lifeless puppy with CPR

The two-day-old puppy nearly drowned in a flooded garage after heavy rain.
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A Thai soldier is getting his 15 minutes of fame, thanks to his skillful and successful resuscitation of a little puppy that nearly drowned.

According to local reports, the two-day-old puppy was discovered by a group of recruits in a garage by the barracks. A downpour had flooded the garage, and its mother could not reach it in time.

The soldier, Weeraphon Sukudom, can be seen performing traditional CPR on the baby, including patting its back to force out some of the water, and even mouth-to-mouth at one point.

His act of heroism, posted by another recruit, has been circulating fiercely on Facebook over the weekend, where it's racked up nearly 12 million views, at time of writing.

That's one lucky puppy.

[H/T Coconuts]

Topics Animals

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Victoria Ho

Victoria Ho is Mashable's Asia Editor, based in Singapore. She previously reported on news and tech at The Business Times, TechCrunch and ZDNet. When she isn't writing, she's making music with her band


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