NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A 15-year-old pitbull named Diesel was reunited with his family after being rescued from a storm water drain in Norfolk. The senior dog had been been missing for a day before being discovered by crews Saturday, according to a post from Norfolk Animal Care Center’s Facebook page.
Diesel’s disappearance began Friday when he decided get out of the side gate to his house. The gate was left open on accident.
When his family noticed he was gone, they headed over to the Norfolk Animal Care Center and filed a lost report with the staff.
The next day, a citizen heard a dog barking in distress so they called the Animal Protection Unit dispatch for help…