Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Owners warned against pet rescues

Dog owners are being warned of the dangers of entering ponds and rivers after an animal got into difficulty.
West Sussex Fire and Rescue were called to woodland behind Leonardslee Gardens, Lower Beeding, after a woman waded into a 7ft (2m) deep pond to find her dog.
Several fire engines were sent to the scene, but the dog was not found.
Deputy District Commander for Horsham, Marvin Smith, warned people not to put themselves in any unnecessary risk as "dangerous situations can escalate".
"You should always call the emergency services in the first instance," he said.
"We did all we could in this particular situation to locate the missing dog, but unfortunately our efforts were unsuccessful."
The incident happened on Wednesday morning.

1 comment:

Brochure Printing said...

What happened to the woman though? Was she hurt while looking for the dog? Wpw, she must really love her dog so much, for her to go through that much trouble to find it... :(

 
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