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Colo. Police Rescue Dog Trapped in Drain Pipe for Days During Flood Watch

July 1, 2024

Delta police were able to secure a line and hoist a dog to safety after the canine became trapped inside a 15-foot water drain for several days during a flood watch in the area.

Source Officer.com News

Joe Vince

Delta, CO, police officers secured a line and hoisted a dog out of a 15-foot water drain Sunday during a flood warning in the area after the dog became trapped in the drain for several days.

Colorado police saved a dog Sunday that had been trapped in a water drain for several days.

Delta police received a report of a dog discovered in a 15-foot water drain while the area was under a flood watch until 6 p.m. Monday, the department stated in an online update. Once officers reached the scene, they were able to secure a line around the dog and hoist the dog out of the drain.

"This could have ended tragically if it wasn’t for the efforts of our officers," the agency stated.

Police are searching for the owner.

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.