The deputies did n’t expect to happen wiener at the scene of the fire . Thankfully , they were able to rive them to safety machine just in time .
Two sheriff ’s deputies in Candler County , Ga. , sustain burns while saving two trapped hot dog near a burn down trailer in a dramatic rescue that was get on video .
According to the Candler County Sheriff ’s Office onFacebook , Deputy Coursey and Capt . O’Brien were assisting firefighters at a preview fire in Metter when they take heed two dogs barking in the distance .
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In the suspenseful consistence - photographic camera footage , the officers run through the wooded sphere to save the snare pups . One dog-iron , who looks to be ablack Labrador retriever , is attach to a mountain chain and the other puppy is trapped inside a metal John Milton Cage Jr. just foot from the blazing .
" That ’s right smart too blistering , man , " the officer wearing the body photographic camera pronounce while approach the flack . He then attempts to cut the chain on the loose with a pair of bolt cutters , but the metal is too thick . Quickly think , he simply undo the frank ’s collar to limit him free . As soon as his collar comes off , the terrified dog runs to safety .
Warning : The picture of the rescue below displays dogs in distress and the footage may be disconcerting .
The officers then move to save the other dog who ’s trapped in a kennel that is environ by debris . One military officer uses the deadbolt cutters to move the empty John Cage to the side . But in a desperate attempt to save the pup , the other fuzz appears to cut his hand on the hot metallic element above the trapped hot dog . Despite the burn , the officer picks up and dismantles the cage , grant the pup to fly the coop .
Safely away from the blast , the freed dogs wag their tails around two officers discussing their burns . One cop aver he burned his hand , and the other says he burned his hair . But the two did n’t seem to mind confront injuries in guild to keep the pups ' lives .
" Hey , we got the dogs , " one officer articulate to the ardour crew .
And it ’s a good affair they did . Minutes after the deliverance , firefighters at the scene discovered propane natural gas tanks dangerously close to the hell . Thankfully , the crowd quickly put the fire out and removed the tanks .
It ’s ill-defined whether the dogs ' proprietor were at the scene of the fire when the delivery occurred . However , Capt . Justin P. Wells tells Daily Paws that follow the dramatic rescue , both dogs were surrender tothe City of Metter Animal Controland are no longer with the original owners .
In Georgia , a person convict ofwillful neglectof an creature can incur up to 12 month of internment , a fine up to $ 5,000 , or both .
Wells order the incident " is still under investigation , " so it ’s not percipient if the possessor will face any charges because of the animals ' country when the officers arrived to rescue them from the fire .
We hope these two pup incur happy homes now that they ’re safe from the fire , and no longer keep on outside in the hot Georgia summertime weather . lid off to Coursey and O’Brien for their heroic rescue — the on-key meaning of " protect and serve " !
