Milwaukee woman rescues puppy while overcoming hurricanes Fiona and Ian

MILWAUKEE — Christina Lloyd lastly made her approach dwelling to Milwaukee after discovering herself in not one however two hurricanes between Puerto Rico and Florida.

“I’m drained. It has been just about 36 hours with out sleep,” stated Lloyd.

Lloyd flew to Puerto Rico to go to household simply earlier than Hurricane Fiona made landfall.

“I acquired caught on the tail finish of Fiona and was delayed there for an additional week. Tons and many mudslides, devastation, energy outages.”

Hurricane Fiona hit the US territory as a class 1 leaving a lot of the island with out energy.

When Lloyd was capable of finding a flight out of Puerto Rico with a layover in Orlando, she was relieved however Mom Nature had different plans.

“We acquired actually caught up in Ian, so I used to be delayed there so simply now getting dwelling from two hurricanes.”

Regardless of journey stresses, Lloyd believes she was in the appropriate place on the proper time. She got here throughout a non-profit whereas in Puerto Rico working to rescue canines for adoption.

“That is Paloosa. There’s a corporation on the market referred to as Flight Angels who’re rescuing the canines on the market and sending them for adoption right here in the USA.”

Lloyd will foster Paloosa earlier than handing the excited pet off to her new “fur-ever” dwelling.

“So it simply so occurs that there was a slot open for these puppers to return to Wisconsin! So she is at the moment 1 12 months previous and I can be assembly up with the foster household earlier than she is adopted out.”

By means of the storms, Lloyd believes it was all meant to be.

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