Prince Georges County firefighters rescued a Labrador retriever mix who fell 25 feet into the bottom a storm drain.
The drain’s cover, authorities said, had been displaced, apparently by a snowplow.
Firefighters and medics responded to a call Tuesday from a resident in Laurel who heard a dog crying at the bottom of a storm drain, according to the Washington Post.
Rescuers pumped fresh air into the drain, rigged up a pulley system and lowered a rescuer on a rope, who was able to put a harness on the dog so it could be hoisted out.
The operation took about 10 minutes, said Mark Brady, a spokesman for the Prince George’s County Fire Department.
The 40-pound, long-haired black dog was wet and cold but had no apparent injuries, Brady said.
The dog had a collar but no tags. Anyone with information about its owner is asked to call the animal control facility at 301-780-7200.
