On Tuesday morning, a 7-week-old puppy went missing. It was soon discovered that the dog, named Toshi, had fallen six feet below ground after it stumbled into a drain pipe.
“We did what we could at first. We called 911. They sent animal control. They couldn’t do anything,” Shantessa Love, the owner of the dog, told Atlanta’s WSB-TV 2.
Firefighters made their way out to the apartment complex and they, along with public works employees and an excavator, began digging. Things took a turn for the worse, as a water main broke, putting the puppy in danger of drowning.
But after eight hours, the crew was finally able to pull the scared and wet dog out of the pipe.
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“Amen,” Sahri, the daughter of Shantessa, told the outlet.
Here is how the story unfolded on Twitter.
Puppy Rescue underway DCFR & DeKalb Animal Cruelty work to free trapped puppy in pipe 2228 Embarcado Blvd Lithonia pic.twitter.com/HHA7IdDSxn
— DeKalb County Police (@DeKalbCountyPD) April 21, 2015
Progress underway to free Tadoshi the dog from pipe.. pic.twitter.com/8HVqKiSmek — DeKalb County Police (@DeKalbCountyPD) April 21, 2015
Puppy Rescue continues: heavy machinery called in to speed up digging. pic.twitter.com/mDuGGqDxub
— DeKalb County Police (@DeKalbCountyPD) April 21, 2015
@DCFRpubaffairs Heavy Rescue unit entering ditch and using camera to locate puppy. pic.twitter.com/Bs63xsmZx8 — DeKalb County Police (@DeKalbCountyPD) April 21, 2015
The puppy is rescued!! Back in the arms of her owner. pic.twitter.com/mlLRvvd46L
— DeKalb County Police (@DeKalbCountyPD) April 21, 2015
Todahi says Thank You to DeKalb County team for saving her life. @DeKalbCountyPD@dcfrpublicaffairs @ItsInDeKalb pic.twitter.com/mMikTPYglj — DeKalb County Police (@DeKalbCountyPD) April 21, 2015
The video of the ordeal:
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H/T WSB-TV 2.