Firefighters rescue wedged dog from wall gap
Published in Weird News
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (UPI) -- Firefighters in the Los Angeles area were caught on camera rescuing a small yellow dog that became wedged in the gap between a house and a retaining wall.
Los Angeles County Fire Department rescuers from Station 8 said they were called Monday to the West Hollywood home where the dog was trapped between the house and the wall.
"Each time the dog would whimper or cry, he'd fall deeper into the 6-inch gap," Inspector Randall Wright said on the department's Facebook page.
Wright said firefighters used a pike pole, a tool often used to pull down ceilings during a fire, to support the dog's weight and prevent him from falling further into the gap. The firefighters then tied webbing around the canine's paws and lifted him to safety.
Wright said the video of the rescue, posted to the department's Facebook page, could be used to train firefighters faced with similar situations.
The dog, which was not injured, was returned to his owners.
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