Knoxville Police Department said the dog was walking through a puddle out a Walmart when it suddenly "yelped and lost consciousness."

The dog reportedly began yelping and "lost consciousness" after stepping through the water outside the Tennessee Knoxville store - with a witness outside reportedly running to help save the pup before

A dog died Monday in a Knoxville parking lot after it stepped into a puddle and was electrocuted, according to the Knoxville Police Department.

Ben Stearn says he saw a puppy on the sidewalk jumping up and down just before 4 p.m. Monday. At first, he thought the dog was bothered by salt on the street that road crews put down after the day’s snowstorm.