Firefighters Rescue the Dog Trapped in Sinkhole

A dog out for a walk with its owner in Streator, Illinois, became a hero on Saturday morning when it alerted the man to another when it saw another dog in distress.

The owner allowed its dog to lead it to the hole where they found a golden retriever, previously reported missing. Unfortunately, it was trapped down in a five-foot hole.

The incident was reported to the firefighters, and they soon arrived at the scene. But they had trouble getting the dog out with just a ladder.

A video posted on the Facebook page of Streator Fire Fighters shows firefighters putting a harness around the dog at the bottom of the hole before bringing it up to safety.

Streator Fire Chief Fred McClellan said, “If you can see me falling, it was because the ground started to break on my one foot underneath, so I stepped across the hole to grab, and then it collapsed again. Luckily my engineer, Tim Redd, was able to finish pulling the dog out safely.”

The photo was posted on Facebook by Streator Animal Control. It shows both the owner who called for help and his dog. The picture also had muddy Macy resting after she was rescued.