Second Miracle on the Hudson: Chili the Chihuahua mix goes missing for 10 days then kayaker spots him in NYC river

And they say cats have nine lives.Chili the Chihuahua mix ran off from his stricken Manhattan owners and was missing for 10 days last month — before an eagle-eyed kayaker plucked the oil-covered, malnourished pooch from the water off Manhattan in what locals are calling the “Second Miracle on the Hudson.’’The dogged 8-month-old pup is now happily back with owners Gabby Porter and Gianni Calistro, both 27, in their Hudson Yards apartment, a fairytale ending to one of the worst weeks of the young couple’s lives.“It’s really a miracle.He really did fight to come back home,” Porter, an architect, told The Post.The dramatic tale initially unfolded June 11 when Porter and Chili were wrapping up a double pet date with a friend and her golden retriever in the West Village.Chili, uninterested in splitting from his flaxen-haired four-legged friend, wriggled out of his harness and bolted for one last goodbye lick — but instead ran directly into traffic.“He kind of got hit by a car.

A car bonked him and slammed on his brakes.Then he got spooked, so he went running down south, and we ran after him — but he’s so fast,” recalled Porter, whose story was first reported by local outlet 42nd Street.Porter and her friend ran after Chili, but the tiny canine was in the wind.The dog’s frantic owners then logged more than 10 hours apiece each of the next four days — including two days they took off from work — canvassing the West Side Highway and plastering every pole, street sign and window with “lost dog” posters.

“I was screaming his name in the streets, it was really sad,” Porter said, with Calistro adding that, “It got to a point where it felt like we were going in circles because we didn’t know which way to go.”The signs and a series of social-media posts drew some leads: Tipsters called to say they saw Chili at Pier 40 the night he disappeared.Security cameras along the waterfront also caught sight of the pooch that night, but then Ch...