CARLISLE — Chief Andrew Amendola reports that members of the Carlisle Police Department worked to rescue a drowning dog from a culvert on Saturday evening.
On Saturday, Oct. 7, at approximately 5:15 p.m. Carlisle Police responded to the cranberry bog in Great Brook Farm State Park for reports of a dog that was stuck in a culvert.
Sgt. Kerry Baxter and Deputy Chief Andrew Booth, with assistance from members of the Carlisle Fire Department, worked to free the dog, a three-year-old black labrador named Zena.
Officers also collaborated with Mark Duffy, owner of Great Brook Farm, during the rescue. Great Brook Farm is privately operated within Great Brook Farm State Park.
Duffy inserted wooden planks into the culvert to slow the rushing water. Once the water was diverted, responders could see Zena standing on her hind legs to keep her head above the surface. Rescuers used a fire department pike pole to hook onto Zena’s harness and pull her out of the water. Zena was approximately five feet below the land surface when she was rescued.
After being pulled from the water, Zena was taken to the emergency veterinarian hospital for treatment. She is now home resting and recuperating with her family.
“The Carlisle Police and Fire Departments displayed outstanding teamwork in their efforts to save Zena the black lab, who was trapped for approximately one hour,” said Chief Amendola. “We hope she has a speedy recovery.”
