Lost at sea and presumed drowned, rescued dog is returned to San Diego

Jordyn Kastlunger hugs Luna, a 1 1/2-year-old German shepherd-husky mix who fell off a fishing boat in February and was found this week on San Clemente Island. She and Conner Lamb take possession of the pooch Wednesday at Naval Base Coronado for the dog’s owner.

(Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)

March 17, 2016 8:33 AM PT

A San Diego man’s beloved dog, Luna, has been rescued more than a month after she fell overboard in the Pacific Ocean and was presumed drowned.

A pet carrier containing Luna, a German shepherd-husky mix rescued on San Clemente Island a month after she fell off a fishing boat and was presumed drowned, is unloaded from a commuter plane at Naval Base Coronado on her way back home to San Diego.

(Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Luna rides a conveyor belt off the plane that brought her from San Clemente Island to Naval Base Coronado.

(Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Luna is embraced by Conner Lamb, a friend representing the dog’s owner, after she arrived at Naval Base Coronado on Wednesday.

(Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Conner Lamb adjusts the leash for Luna, a 1 1/2-year-old German shepherd-husky mix that was rescued this week on San Clemente Island a month after she fell off a fishing boat and was presumed drowned. Lamb and Jordyn Kastlunger, friends of the dog’s owner, met the flight bringing her home at Naval Base Coronado on Wednesday.

(Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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Lost at sea and presumed drowned, rescued dog is returned to San Diego

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