A specialized rescue in Boynton Beach, Florida, saved a dog after it plunged into a wastewater lift station.
The scare ended safely when a firefighter was lowered into the confined space, and the dog was back with its owner minutes later, as Local10 reported.
What happened?
The emergency began when the dog dropped about 10-12 feet into a tight area inside a lift station, where there were roughly two feet of raw sewage. The Boynton Beach Fire Rescue Department shared the story in a Facebook post on their page (@boyntonbeachfire).
Because the animal was trapped in a hazardous utility space, the situation quickly became more serious than a routine pet rescue.
Once crews evaluated the conditions, they upgraded the call to a Special Operations confined space rescue. Firefighter Ramirez was then lowered into the station to retrieve the dog…