The 'amazing' RSPCA team has been praised for the 40-hour rescue after Martha was finally brought to the surface after being located 20 metres (65 feet) down by thermal imaging equipment.
officer Rebecca Goulding assessed the situation and contacted the local council, whose emergency planning department gave the go ahead for digging to start. The RSPCA officer then arranged for Yorkshire Water to attend the scene and one of their thermal imaging cameras successfully located Martha about 15 metres down.Further calls and enquiries were made by the RSPCA and local drainage firm Dr Drainage agreed to help, hiring an excavator to help bring the dog to safety.
She said: “It was the longest and most complex operation I have ever been involved in and it was heart-warming to see so many different organisations working together, totally focused on rescuing this little dog.“At first the Yorkshire Water teams used rods to try and reach her but because a bit of the pipe had broken further down the tunnel they were unable to get the equipment past that point and it was then I realised she would probably have to be dug out.
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