Lexington Park firefighters lifted a man and a large dog out of a six-foot hole
A 25-year-old and a large dog were stuck in a hole on Cardigan Place. Firefighters used a ladder for the man and a tripod rope system for the dog. Neither was hurt.
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Firefighters from the Bay District, Ridge, and Hollywood volunteer departments were sent at about 10:13 a.m. Tuesday to a house on Cardigan Place in Lexington Park, Southern Maryland News Net reported. Callers said a 25-year-old man and a dog were stuck in a hole about six feet deep, and that the man might be hurt and felt faint.
Crews found the man and a large dog in the hole. They set a ladder and brought the man out. EMS checked him. He said he was not injured, and he was not taken to a hospital. The dog was large enough that firefighters built a tripod rope system, the Arizona Vortex kit named in the report, and lowered a firefighter in. Ridge and Bay District firefighters had the dog out at about 10:45 a.m. The report says no one was injured, and the units were back in service within an hour. It does not name the man or the dog.
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In Lexington Park, Maryland, a man and a large dog were stuck in a hole about six feet deep. Firefighters from three departments came to the house. They put a ladder in the hole and helped the man climb out. He told the medics he was not hurt, and he was not taken to a hospital. The dog was too big for the same plan. Firefighters set a tripod over the hole, lowered one firefighter down on a rope, and lifted the dog out. No one was hurt. The report does not name the man or the dog.
- Why did the firefighters use a rope for the dog?
- What is a calm way to ask for help if a person or a pet is stuck?
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