Photo: Courtesy of Carlisle Police Department
CARLISLE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A drowning dog was saved from a culvert at Great Brook Farm State Park in Carlisle on Saturday, police said.
Carlisle police responded at around 5:15 p.m. to the cranberry bog at Great Brook Farm on North Road for reports of a dog stuck in a culvert.
Sgt. Kerry Baxter and Deputy Chief Andrew Booth worked with Carlisle Fire Department members to free the three-year-old black Labrador named Zena.
Police said 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 taken to an emergency veterinarian hospital treatment. Officials said the dog is now resting and recuperating with her family.
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