Dog Rescued From Sinkhole In Frederick
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- A dog is safe after being removed from a sinkhole in Frederick, a rescue effort that took six hours.
Officials were called to Old Farm Drive and Wainwright Court Sunday morning after a homeowner reported that the dog had fallen into the hole that opened overnight. Officials blew warm air into the hole during the rescue effort in order to protect the dog, a 14-year-old Lhasa Apso, from hypothermia.
Officials were eventually able to get a rope around the dog and pull her up out of the hole. Frederick police say the sinkhole was about three feet wide and 12 feet deep. The city says it did not directly affect houses or the road and that there is no threat to residents.
Information from: The Frederick (Md.) News-Post, http://www.fredericknewspost.com
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