Cranberry firefighters responded to an unusual call after a local Labrador retriever found itself stuck in a piece of equipment at the Nickel Bros. property south of Nanaimo.
On Thursday, Jan. 25, firefighters rescued a three-year-old dog named Tanker which got stuck in a hydraulic apparatus that was once used to do maintenance on Vancouver鈥檚 Lions Gate Bridge.
According to Garry Hein, deputy chief with the Cranberry Volunteer Fire Department, Tanker got wedged inside the equipment while chasing a rabbit, and responders were unable to reach the animal.
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A member of the department with welding experience, Tyler Yarocki, ended up cutting the side of the machine with a torch provided by Nickel Bros., and when the side was open and cooled off, another department member crawled in the hole, untangled the dog鈥檚 legs and released the pet to its concerned owner.
鈥淚鈥檝e cut people out of a vehicle, I鈥檝e done all kinds of things, but I鈥檝e never gotten this much response from a dog rescue,鈥� said Hein. 鈥淓ven the dispatcher, they phoned an hour later and said 鈥榳e need an update on the dog, can you give us an update?鈥� Even though there鈥檚 injuries and airlifts and evacuations, they want to know about the dog.鈥�
Tanker was calm throughout the ordeal and when he was released, he 鈥渆agerly鈥� accepted a treat, rescuers reported.
bailey.seymour@nanaimobulletin.com
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