Dog rescued from underground pipe in Sudbury by firefighters
Dog rescued from underground pipe by firefighters
A French bulldog was rescued from a pipe that was a metre (3.2ft) underground
A dog who became trapped in a pipe buried a metre (3.2 feet) underground has been successfully rescued by firefighters.
Three crews from Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of a trapped dog on Valley Road in Newton, near Sudbury on Monday.
A two-year-old French bulldog had become stuck and crews had to dig down to the pipe before cutting a section away to safely release it.
It took crews about an hour to rescue the dog before it was reunited with its owners.
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