A group of California firefighters spent Mother’s Day rescuing a dog from the walls of a pet home.
The dog’s family launched a professional rescue after the dog – named Faye – got stuck inside the wall of her Garden Grove, California home for more than two hours. Faye ended up in a tight spot after crawling into the wall through the plumbing access door.
A video shared by the Orange County Fire Department on Facebook captured the joyous moment when firefighters freed Faye from the wall.
In the video, the rescuers carefully punch a hole in the wall with a sledgehammer. After the hole is big enough for the puppy, Faye pokes her head out of the newly formed hole and firefighters try to pull the two-year-old dog out of the wall.
Faye the dog climbs out of a wall during her rescue in Garden Grove, California.
Orange County Fire Department/facebook
During the rescue, the firefighter asks the dog, “Are you okay?”
Faye seems reluctant to come out of the wall at first, but after being given some encouragement and space, Faye crawls out of the wall.
“Faye is having a better day today thanks to the firefighters who rescued her yesterday. After crawling into a wall through a small plumbing door in her Garden Grove home, getting stuck under the bathtub for two hours and refusing to let her family get out, this puppy was pretty happy to see the friendly faces of the firefighters and be reunited with loved ones,” the fire department posted on Facebook about the rescue.
The post also provided an update on how Faye is doing.
“And, according to the family, Faye is probably already planning her next mischief. Who knows…we might see her again soon!” added the Orange County Fire Department.
Dog rescued after falling off 50-foot cliff in Connecticut quarry: ‘He’s very happy’
The dog’s rescuers and Faye’s family appeared on KCAL-TV on May 14 to talk about the incident.
One of Faye’s owners, Julian Nguyen, recalled trying to get the dog out of the walls before calling the fire department.
“I grabbed the hand, knelt down and tried to reach all the way to pull it back. But it was already too far in,” the pet parent said.
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Firefighter Hector Jimenez revealed that they used a thermal imaging camera to locate the dog.
Faye’s other owner, Dat Nguyen, praised the fire department and said the agency went “above and beyond [their] duties.”
Categories: Trends
Source: HIS Education