Photos: Dog trapped in well rescued in North Carolina
Dec 16, 2024
LINDEN, N.C. (WNCN) — Fayetteville fire crews helped a Cumberland County fire department rescue a puppy that was trapped down a well on Saturday.
The Westarea Fire Department of the Linden community, north of Fayetteville, received a call Saturday about a dog that had fallen down a narrow opening of a well, according to the Fayetteville Fire Department.
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Fayetteville firefighters with the Rescue 1 squad responded to help Westarea crews with the rescue.
Officials said the rescue was for "a pup who found themself in a precarious situation at the bottom of a well!"
Fayetteville Fire Department photos
Firefighters rigged up a rope support that allowed a person to go down to the well and retrieve the dog.
"There's not a spot tight enough that our Rescue Companies won't get you or your four-legged family members out of!" fire officials said.
Fayetteville Fire Department photo
A fireman posed with the rescued dog after the successful operation.