CINCINNATI — Freddy is one fortunate canine.
Last Saturday, the 15-year-old Jack Russell terrier, who’s blind and deaf, was rescued by the Cincinnati Fire Department after he in some way discovered his manner 100 ft right into a PVC drain pipe in Oakley.
Members of Cincinnati Heavy Rescue 9 received the decision round 5 p.m. They ended up utilizing an acoustic sonar gadget to find Freddy deep contained in the pipe.
CFD’s Taylor Kuhlmann mentioned sonar units are sometimes used to search out an individual trapped underneath one thing, but it surely works for dogs like Freddy too.
The first responders detailed the rescue in a Facebook post.
“Once he was positioned, and choices had been weighed, it was determined that flowing water might be used to ‘flush’ Freddy out,” the submit reads.
After about an hour of rescue efforts, Freddy was lastly secure in his proprietor’s arms.
Freddy has not mentioned one bark in regards to the state of affairs.
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