Hyderabad: DRF worker rescues stuck in ditch

Hyderabad: The whine of a dog and call for help bellowed in the wee hours of Thursday morning  but the residents could not find out from where it emanated. The water-logging in Yapral had occupied most residents who heard the whine.

The whine continued for a day and a night and a good samaritan who could not bear it any more tried to trace the source. A ditch had a stray dog trapped and it could not come out. “At first glance, the dog had managed to keep its head rested on the edge, to avoid swallowing too much water. Then we checked to see if the dog was reacting violently to the presence of humans around it,” said a DRF worker, who rescued the dog, wishing not to be named.

On receiving the complaint, the DRF tried to pull the dog out, but since it was exhausted and famished for over 36 hours, it could not respond to the rescue operation.

Once the dog had consumed some food, the first it had had in three days, it was released back on to the streets. A GHMC official said, “The DRF has been working very efficiently since its establishment. They had taken up the challenge of rescuing the dog and have done it successfully.”