Rescuing a stuck skunk
Balled up and afraid a baby skunk found refuge on a concrete slab after landing inside Abrahams Creek in West Wyoming. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 8:11 PM EDT July 27, 2021
WEST WYOMING, Pa. Balled up and afraid a baby skunk found refuge on a concrete slab after landing inside Abrahams Creek in West Wyoming. Think what happened was he was chased down by a predator. And what happened was he ended up going to the edge of the fence on the waterway. And he didn t have a choice to either get eaten or fall down and that s what he did, he went down into the water, said John Ackourey, Wildlife Rescue.
UPDATE: Trapped dog rescued in Luzerne County
Rescuers tried luring it with food but the dog was nervous and kept running around in underground tunnels. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 7:43 PM EDT June 30, 2021
PITTSTON, Pa.
UPDATE:
The Luzerne County Animal Response Team says that the dog is out of the tunnels and is in good health.
Original Story:
Crews have been in Pittston Township since early this morning after they learned a dog was stuck several feet underground.
The old mining land that has tunnels and holes, the area where the dog is is not technically a mine shaft.
The police chief in Pittston Township says that this effort has been underway since before last night s storms, but those storms are part of the reason why this dog is difficult to rescue.
The chihuahua mix was nervous and kept running around in the tunnels. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 8:05 PM EDT June 30, 2021
PITTSTON, Pa. Crews have rescued a dog that was stuck several feet underground since Tuesday night s storms in Luzerne County.
Police in Pittston Township say those storms were a big reason why Madison was hard to get to.
Neighbors say the area is full of mining ground that is unstable.
Every time the Luzerne County Animal Response Team tried to go down into the hole to get the dog, the damp ground caved in.
Madison was also skittish because of the equipment being used in the rescue.
Madison after being freed and receiving a bath.
Photo via Tracey Morgan-Chopick & Luzerne County Animal Response Team
Madison, a Chihuahua mix, fell into a Pittston Township sinkhole Listen to this
Pittston Township Fire Department Deputy Chief Anthony Ranieli, left, and wildlife rescue worker John Ackourey speak with reporters after Madison the dog was safely retrieved from a sinkhole Wednesday night. Ackourey was able to retrieve the dog from the hole after a number of unsuccessful attempts involving luring her with food.
Kevin Carroll | Times Leader
A pair of emergency workers trek up Doty Street in Pittston Township to the site of the sinkhole, shovels in hand to aid in digging out some of the hole so rescue workers had more room to work with.
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