A high-floor HDB rescue operation performed over the weekend ended on a paw-sitive observe.
A helpless pet canine, which was trapped on a 14th-storey ledge in Hougang, was rescued due to the efforts of a number of companies.
This occurred at Block 928 Hougang Street 91, within the afternoon of Sep. 9 (Sunday), and the grateful doggo was subsequently returned to its proprietor.
Dog belonged to resident dwelling on fifteenth ground
A Mothership reader, a resident who lives in the identical block, offered particulars in regards to the rescue operation.
According to this resident, their neighbour first noticed the canine crawling round on the steel ledge on the thirteenth storey of the HDB block.
It shouldn’t be recognized how the canine obtained onto the ledge, though it later emerged that the animal belonged to a resident dwelling on the fifteenth storey.
The canine finally managed to climb its method again to a ledge on the 14th ground the place it was subsequently caught.
Image from Mothership reader.Members of the general public alerted the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), who arrived on the scene with the police and personnel from the Animal & Veterinary Service (AVS).
The police contacted the canine’s proprietor, and knowledgeable them to come back right down to the scene. The proprietor arrived half-hour later.
Safety nets and mattresses have been arrange in case the canine fell off the ledge.
A web was arrange between the thirteenth and fifteenth storey, whereas one other web was arrange at floor stage.
A security web arrange on the floor ground. Image from Mothership reader.
A security web arrange close to the ledge the place the canine was trapped. Image from Mothership reader.The SCDF was then contacted to supply help.
The company activated its elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART).
SCDF arrived on the scene, as a part of a rescue operation involving a number of companies. Image from Mothership reader.The rescue
A video shared with Mothership confirmed how the eventual rescue occurred.
The DART officers broke into the 14th-storey unit.
They reached the canine by opening a window to the ledge. They then secured a leash firmly on the canine.
GIF from Mothership reader.After that, an officer leaned out to seize the canine’s physique and certainly one of its hind legs.
It was hauled up and cradled by means of the window of the 14th-storey unit to security.
GIF from Mothership reader.The operation took about 4 hours in whole, after which the canine was handed to its proprietor.
In response to Mothership’s enquiries, SCDF said that they acquired a name for help on Sep. 9 at about 4:55pm. No accidents have been reported.
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Top picture from Mothership reader.
