A curiousAustralian shepherdnamed Gracie is free after getting stuck inside a narrow mountain culvert.
Gracie’s owner Becky Rowe Smith from North Carolina isn’t sure how long her canine spent stuck in the 25-foot, 15-inch-wide culvert, but she is grateful that firefighters could use their jaws of life to free the dog,accordingto WLOS.
“It could have happened during the night while we slept, or it might have happened in the early morning hours,” Smith said, noting that their other dog Emmie found Gracie. “Emmie was covered from head to toe with mud, though, so I think that she had probably been there for a while, and Emmie must have hung out there with her.”
After discovering Gracie sandwiched between two heavy rocks and realizing that the rock above the dog was in danger of crushing the pup, Smith called the authorities for help saving the canine. The rescue took about three hours, with multiple agencies assisting with the effort, including the Double Island Fire Department and their jaws of life.
Smith took to Facebook after Gracie was free to post photos from the rescue and to thank everyone who helped.
“UPDATE! SHE’S FREE! What a harrowing experience!” she wrote in herpostabout Gracie’s ordeal. “A big thank you to the Yancey County Sheriff’s Dept, Double Island Fire Department, and each one of you who prayed for Gracie!”
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The gymnastics coach and stay-at-home mom said she drove 14 hours to Nebraska to adopt Gracie after falling in love with a photo of the pup in an “Aussie” group.
source: people.com
