{"id":80988,"date":"2022-02-18T21:42:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T16:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/golden-retriever-saved-by-chocolate-lab-after-falling-in-a-sinkhole\/"},"modified":"2022-02-18T21:42:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T16:12:57","slug":"golden-retriever-saved-by-chocolate-lab-after-falling-in-a-sinkhole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/golden-retriever-saved-by-chocolate-lab-after-falling-in-a-sinkhole\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Retriever Saved by Chocolate Lab After Falling in a Sinkhole"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A golden retriever in Illinois who fell into a sinkhole has another dog to thank for being saved.<\/p>\n

Macy the golden retriever had fallen into a five-foot sinkhole and was missing for almost a full 24 hours, Streator Fire Chief Fred McClellan told Heart of Illinois ABC.<\/a><\/p>\n

Wrigley, a chocolate lab, realized that Macy was in the hole and notified his owner while out at Marilla Park, according to a Facebook post from Streator Animal Control.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks to Wrigley, the Streator Fire Department was able to save Macy shortly after, according to their Facebook post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Streator Animal Control posted a video<\/a> of the rescue with the caption, “Kudos Streator Fire Department and to the doggo that alerted that Macy was in the hole!”\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the video, firefighters are shown trying to pull Macy out of the hole, and McClellan loses his balance and the hole gets larger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“If you can see me falling, it was because the ground started to break on my one foot underneath, so I stepped across the hole to grab and then it collapsed again. Luckily, my engineer, Tim Redd was able to finish pulling the dog out safely,” McClellan said.<\/p>\n

McClellan wrapped webbing around Macy while in the hole, but struggled to free himself, he told the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Streator Animal Control shared a photo on Facebook<\/a> of the\u00a0muddy golden retriever sitting in her owner’s car after being rescued.<\/p>\n

“Wrigley very easily also could have fallen into the sinkhole, but luckily everything worked out!” Streator Animal Control said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Streator Animal Control says that Macy is doing fine, sharing an updated photo of Macy in the comment section.<\/p>\n

Locals were asked to avoid Marilla Park, which Streator Animal Control noted “is built on mines,” until the area was secure.<\/p>\n

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