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 VancouverB次元官网网址檚 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 dogB次元官网网址檚 legs and released the pet to its concerned owner.

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Tanker was calm throughout the ordeal and when he was released, he B次元官网网址渆agerlyB次元官网网址� accepted a treat, rescuers reported.

bailey.seymour@nanaimobulletin.com
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