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Emergency Responders Work Together To Free Puppy Stuck In Bathtub Drain

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- Police officers, firefighters, a veterinary technician and a plumber were the unlikely team that freed a puppy stuck in a bathtub drain.

It happened Saturday night in Sleepy Hollow.

On Saturday, October 16, 2021 at approximately 1114 hours, the Sleepy Hollow Police Department received a call from a...

Posted by Sleepy Hollow Police Dept on Monday, October 18, 2021

Police say they tried to free the animal's paw from the drain, but it was too swollen so they called for help.

A plumber then came and unscrewed the drain, and the fire department took the dog to an animal hospital with the drain still attached.

There, a vet tech used wire cutters to free the puppy.

The dog is now home recovering.

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