So my parents live in Southern California and now my Dad is a hero! He was always a hero to me, but this is really awesom! He works for Verizon and while working heard a loud dog bark. After looking around he discovered a dog stuck in a man hole. Here's the newspaper story, unfortunately they didn't name my Dad, but he is the one who found the dog, helped pump out the water, and put air in the underground vault to help keep the dog alive till rescue workers came.
Dog rescued from Romoland manhole
10:00 PM PST on Friday, January 29, 2010
By SARAH BURGE
The Press-Enterprise
A dog that, as a pup, survived a house fire that killed her parents and siblings was rescued Friday by firefighters after another close call -- two days trapped in water under a manhole in Romoland.
Verizon workers heard barking and whimpering about 1:15 p.m. in a utility vault near Sherman Road and Highway 74, Capt. Rick Griggs of the Riverside County Fire Department said.
Firefighters used a video camera to locate Diamond, a 2-year-old Akita/pit bull mix, 10 feet down. They pumped out water that had flooded the vault and rescued the hungry and frightened, but apparently uninjured, dog, Griggs said.
2 comments:
Awwww the unsung hero's of our world!! Great job Melissa's dad!!
Wow! Good stuff!
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