Labrador rescued by firefighters from water-filled ditch in Rooksbridge

By Tim Lethaby

17th Aug 2020 | Local News

The dog was rescued from a rhyne in Mendip Road, Rooksbridge (Photo: Google Street View)
The dog was rescued from a rhyne in Mendip Road, Rooksbridge (Photo: Google Street View)

Firefighters rescued a dog that had become stuck in a water-filled ditch in Rooksbridge yesterday (August 16).

Just before 5pm yesterday, Devon and Somerset Fire Service was called to Mendip Road, Rooksbridge, to rescue the Labrador that had become stuck in a rhyne.

One fire crew from Burnham-on-Sea attended and used one flood suit and a triple extension ladder to rescue the dog.

     

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