Navy personnel in Lumut praised online for selflessly jumping into sea to rescue puppy (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — Some personnel from the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) are earning praises online for their efforts in saving a puppy.

A TikTok video shared by user @khaixzaa which is currently circulating online, shows the brave officers jumping into the sea waters in an attempt to save the canine.

In the slightly over two-minute video, one man was seen jumping into the waters while others watched from the pier as he tried to swim towards the little canine with an orange float.

However, the first attempt failed as the puppy decided to swim away from him.

The other personnel at the pier then threw in an empty bucket attached to a rope in hope they could lure the puppy in which they almost did but to no avail.

Following the failed second attempt, another officer then jumped into the water and after a short swim towards the puppy, he manages to grab it and bring it to the side of the pier — where the empty bucket is waiting.

Despite the puppy trying to make a quick escape at the last minute, the TLDM officers managed to pull the puppy to safety.

The little pup was also heard giving a cheeky whine after it was rescued.

As detailed in the post, the video which was taken in Lumut, Perak, has been viewed over a million times since it was shared on Tuesday and has garnered over 100,000 likes with social media users applauding and thanking the officers.

While others can be seen amused by the puppy’s reaction who kept swimming away from the officers during their first two rescue attempts.

“The puppy is a quick swimmer,” commented user Aida Stanza.

“This is sad but funny at the same time. It’s kind of funny because of how the puppy reacted to being rescued. Whatever it is, kudos to the officers for saving it nonetheless,” commented user J41_4J.

In a more recent update, user @khaixzaa has shared another short video of some snapshots showing the two officers feeding the puppy along with the caption ‘the true puppy heroes’.

The puppy looked healthy despite the recent excitement in its short life.