Rescue crews spend over 30 hours saving deaf puppy in Alabama (VIDEOS)
A team of firefighters, cave rescuers and plumbers spent 31 hours struggling to save a seven-month-old deaf puppy in Huntsville, Alabama.
The puppy, named Toffee, fell down a 60-foot hole (18 meters) in South Huntsville while playing with her foster family. Following the incident, rescue crews of volunteers, firefighters and plumbers emerged, using nets, bags, ropes and crates in a bid to save the puppy.
Huntsville television stations live-streamed the recovery op and the feed drew thousands of followers.
LIVE PUPPY RESCUE: Toffee, a deaf puppy, fell down a 60-foot hole. Crews have spent hours trying to rescue the 7-week-old puppy in Huntsville, Alabama: https://t.co/gw2VfBsjg6https://t.co/CH2scPTK3m
— FoxNashville (@FOXNashville) June 30, 2018
After more than 30 hours of rescue operations, the owner was finally reunited with her pet.
@daytonheadlee Did you see this story? Worked over 24 hours to save deaf puppy from a 50 feet hole. They live streamed most of it. RT @mckinleystv: #BREAKING: Toffee has been saved #SaveToffee@waff48pic.twitter.com/HceCSAecRa
— Julie (@JulesinAlabama) June 30, 2018
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