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Aly Raisman's Dog Mylo Returned After Running Away During 4th of July Fireworks

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Three-time Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman announced Friday her dog, Mylo, was safely returned after running away because of fireworks during the Independence Day weekend celebrations.

Raisman thanked the "heroes" who found and returned her 11-month-old canine.

Alexandra Raisman

HEROES!!!! MYLO IS SAFE. I HAVE HIM ud83dude0aud83dude0aud83dude0aud83dude0a THANK YOU Carla, Gayle &amp; her sweet dog. <br><br>Will share more soon… but for now going to snuggle with my everything ud83eudd0dud83eudd0dud83eudd0d <a href="https://t.co/dHmyCktprt">pic.twitter.com/dHmyCktprt</a>

"To my followers in the seaport/Boston area...my dog Mylo was terrified of fireworks and ran off. He has a tag on and a leash," she wrote in her initial Instagram post July 3.