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Wednesday 6 November 2024 Wenerei 6 Noema 2024
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Dogged effort to rescue Rosie WILLIAM WOODWORTH A much-loved labrador presumed dead after being swept away by floods has been rescued by firefighters three days after her disappearance. During last weekend’s floods, Rosie was washed away by the force of the flooded Taylor River. Her distraught Blenheim family reported her as deceased to Animal Control. But a 111-call to Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade saw Rosie, who had somehow survived in a small air pocket, finally reunited with her delighted family. Just after 5pm on Wednesday, Blenheim Volunteer Fire Service members Craig Stephens and Gordon Munn got the call for help. “We met two members of the public who said they’d heard barking without seeing a dog, from underneath the planks of the bridge while out for an afternoon walk,” Craig says. “While we were talking, we too heard barking from beneath, so we grabbed tools from the trucks to see what the best course forward was.” Water levels were still quite high and flood debris had caught up under the Beaver Road footbridge making access tricky, Craig explains. “There was quite a crowd by the time we figured out about where she was and figured the best move was cutting a hole in the bridge to lift her out.”
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Above: Blenheim Volunteer Fire Service crew members Craig Stephens, left, and Gordon Munn. Photo: William Woodworth Left: Rosie the labrador was rescued from where she had been trapped in floodwaters. Photo: Supplied.
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