A scared and scraped but otherwise unharmed 11-year-old pet bulldog was rescued after falling into a cistern near Magnolia Road in Hellertown Wednesday.
A dramatic animal rescue took place behind a home on Magnolia Road in Hellertown Wednesday morning.
A view of the cistern the bulldog fell into in Hellertown
According to a post on the Dewey Fire Co. Facebook page, a 11-year-old bulldog slipped into a hole and then fell “seven feet into a cistern.”
The dog’s name is Reilly.
Lehigh Valley Live reported that Reilly’s owner called 911 at about 8:50 a.m., and that the rescue took place behind an apartment building.
“With the coordination of Dewey Fire Company, Hellertown Police Department, Hellertown Public Works and the Hellertown Water Authority, this incident had a happy ending,” the fire company reported. “Other than a very minor cut to her paw and undoubtedly (being) very scared, she was safely brought out of the cistern and is doing very well!”
Police Chief Robert Shupp told Lehigh Valley Live that the storage tank will need to be removed or sealed off by the property owner to help prevent a future incident.
Awww! Thank goodness he’s ok! Thank you to all who helped get Reilly outta the hole!