by Aaron Simon 
The hero and dog from Saturday’s epic rescue off of the shore at Transmitter Park have been identified.
Gabe, a SUNY Maritime College college graduate was celebrating his birthday at the Brooklyn Barge bar across from the park when he spotted the dog, Harper, in the water.
Harper’s owner was at work during the incident that…
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You are so wonderful for this great act of kindness. That dog walker passed my
house, so distraught, giving us his # to call if we saw Harper. He never not once mentioned that they were in a somewhat accident, I felt so sorry for the man, and the dog, He was so shaken up by the dog getting loose. I passed the # to whomever would take it. I am so happy to read that she was found safe, God Bless you guy!! <3