Dog stuck in drainage pipe rescued by fire crews

Yahoo

28-06-2025

(PARKER, Colo.) — A dog found itself stuck – literally, after it somehow made its way inside a drainage pipe at the Parker Water Treatment Facility.
According to the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (HSPPR), on Saturday, June 21, firefighters with South Metro Fire Rescue responded to the treatment facility around 9:27 a.m. for the animal rescue.
The dog had become trapped in a drainage pipe, with only its head visible above ground.
According to HSPPR, some humans found the dog after hearing it bark, and an Animal Enforcement Officer was sent out to help. The officer then called the fire department to assist in the rescue of the pup.
Fire crews arrived to find the dog trapped. South Metro Fire Rescue said the dog appeared scared but alert. They positioned the aerial bucket to access the dog's location and then performed a 'safe, controlled rescue.'
'Fortunately, the dog did not appear to be injured,' South Metro Fire Rescue wrote. 'At this time, it's unknown how the dog entered the pipe or how long it had been trapped.'
After the pup was rescued, he had a bath — twice. The Animal Enforcement Officer also gave the dog's owner a call, and both were reunited.
'Thank you, Officer Mauerman (even though you betrayed me with a bath), and thank you to the amazing crew at South Metro Fire Rescue for rescuing this very goofy, very curious, very stuck pup,' HSPPR wrote via Facebook. 'I may be a little ridiculous, but thanks to you, I'm safe, I'm clean, and I'm home. And I definitely learned my lesson! No more swimming in smelly mystery lakes, pinky paw promise.'
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