A black Labrador was “completely unfazed”After being pulled out of a three-metre-deep drain,
Ollie had accidentally broken through a faulty sewer cover while playing in the back garden of his owners’ home in Holbury, Hampshire, and a rescue mission ensued.
The “first priority” for Hampshire Fire and Rescue’s animal rescue team and expert Jim Green was to ask neighbours to stop flushing their toilets while Ollie was stuck.
Ollie was ‘uninjured’After his ordeal in the sewer (RSPCA),
“To protect Ollie and to facilitate his rescue, the first priority was to stop any neighbours from flushing their loos,”Graham Hammond, RSPCA inspector, said.
“A multi-handled ground sheet was put under his belly to lift him, and throughout he remained friendly and easy to handle. This resulted in a straightforward and easy rescue, though a bit smelly.
Ollie fell into the sewer while ‘bounding’ around his owners’ back garden (RSPCA)
“Once Ollie was brought to the surface I gave him a check over, and luckily he was uninjured, though very unsavoury.
“He seemed completely unfazed by his ordeal.”
Hammond stated that although staff had to be hosed afterward, it was still necessary. “a happy ending”Ollie may not have been there, but the pup might have. “pooped out”You can always come back later.
After the rescue, staff had to be washed down (Jim Green).
“I’d like to thank Hampshire Fire and Rescue for their help and expertise,”He concluded.
“Jim Green ‘wrote the book’ on animal rescues and Ollie was in very safe hands.”