Whisper
April 1st, 2010, 12:34 AM
The little Maltese mix was stuck on a small island in the middle of a catch basin near a Winco supermarket
HEMET -- An animal services officer rescued a small dog stranded in the middle of a catch basin.
The little Maltese mix was stuck on a small island in the middle of a catch basin near a Winco supermarket, says John Welsh of the Riverside County Department of Animal Services.
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"But it wouldn't come. Then he started putting his head down in the water and that's when I knew I had to go in."
Officer Leitz-Lighfeldt wadded out into the catch basin, unaware of how deep the water was.
She had a rope tied around her and Lt. John Stephens held the other end on the shore of the muddy catch basin, says Welsh.
"The farther I went out there, the muddier it got," Officer Leitz-Lighfeldt said.
"It felt like I was being sucked in. I'm glad I had that rope around me."
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Rescuers say the dog is suffering from severe hypothermia, but they are hopefull he will survive.
[...]http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-hemet-dog-rescue,0,1575370.story
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Leitz-Lighfeldt
HEMET -- An animal services officer rescued a small dog stranded in the middle of a catch basin.
The little Maltese mix was stuck on a small island in the middle of a catch basin near a Winco supermarket, says John Welsh of the Riverside County Department of Animal Services.
[...]
"But it wouldn't come. Then he started putting his head down in the water and that's when I knew I had to go in."
Officer Leitz-Lighfeldt wadded out into the catch basin, unaware of how deep the water was.
She had a rope tied around her and Lt. John Stephens held the other end on the shore of the muddy catch basin, says Welsh.
"The farther I went out there, the muddier it got," Officer Leitz-Lighfeldt said.
"It felt like I was being sucked in. I'm glad I had that rope around me."
[...]
Rescuers say the dog is suffering from severe hypothermia, but they are hopefull he will survive.
[...]http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-hemet-dog-rescue,0,1575370.story
http://i40.tinypic.com/kejihj.jpg
Leitz-Lighfeldt