A small dog that authorities said was washed 20 feet into a tree by the powerful floodwaters of Hurricane Helene last week is back on solid ground thanks to some local firefighters and a K-9 unit in east Tennessee.

The gray and white dog was plucked from a nest of debris near the Nolichucky River in Washington County on Wednesday after a K-9 search team alerted rescuers on the ground to her whereabouts, the Kingsport Fire Department said in a statement.

Firefighters with the department were able to climb the tree with a ladder and retrieve the dog before giving her food and water.