Two dogs rescued by Shropshire fire crews
Two dogs had to be rescued by fire crews in Shropshire – with one falling 59ft down a well close to the Coalport Sewerage Treatment works.
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Fire crews from Tweedale and a rescue tender from Wellington were called to the scene at Coalport just before 12.30pm yesterday.
The crews used specialist equipment to rescue the dog just before 2pm.
Another stray dog had to be rescued after becoming trapped in a hole off a public footpath.
The Jack Russell terrier was found in a hole on a footpath in Colemere, near Ellesmere, at around 12.50pm yesterday.
Firefighters from Ellesmere were called to rescue the dog by digging it out.
A dog warden was notified and the animal was taken into care.
Firefighters left the scene at around 1.20pm.
