Firefighters Rescue Dog From Hole Drilled for Sewer System ( 30" wide 40' deep )

Firefighters Rescue Dog From Septic Tank
November 26, 2010 5:34 PM



http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2010/11/26/dog-falls-30ft-into-septic-tank-rescue-team-dispatched/




Dog Rescued After Falling Into Hole

Firefighters Called To Burch Ranch Road

POSTED: 5:41 pm PST November 26, 2010
UPDATED: 6:19 am PST November 27, 2010

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. -- A dog was rescued by firefighters Friday evening after falling into a deep hole in Sacramento County.

The pooch, known as Homer, was pulled to safety along along Burch Ranch Drive, near Excelsior Road.

A Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District official said the 13-year-old dog fell into a 30-inch-wide hole that may be up to 40 feet deep.

The hole had been drilled for a sewer system.

The dog, which lives nearby and had been missing for hours, is a lab or golden retriever.

more and video at link...
http://www.kcra.com/news/25929576/detail.html

May they receive their good karma for years to come! Hugs to Homer--poor little guy.

Why was there on one watching this...the hole could hve been covered up...More Corporate Greed....

Why wasn't it hole covered? Or if it was, they sure didn't do a very good job of it!

:mad:

Rescued Dog In Bad Condition
November 27, 2010 5:48 PM

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The dog rescued by firefighters from a septic tank Friday evening is in worse condition than initially thought.

Homer, a 13-year-old Golden Retriever, can’t move his hind legs following his fall into a 30-foot septic hole on Birch Ranch Drive late Thursday night.

Sacramento Metro Fire Department crews rescued the dog by lowering a firefighter into the hole and lifting the trapped, shivering dog out of the hole.

Veterinarians plan to perform an MRI on the dog to diagnose the problem. If Homer suffered a spinal injury, the owners will have to decide whether to euthanize the dog or try surgery.

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2010/11/27/rescued-dog-in-bad-condition/


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That's what i'd like to know! A dog or a child could easily fall into it. In this case, it was a dog and he's seriously injured. This just infuriates me!!! :mad:

But bless those firefighters for saving him.