Four-week-old puppy rescued from drainpipe

A four-week-old Cocker Spaniel puppy was saved by fire crews in Kent after it fell down a drain pipe in Paddock Wood.

The mother had been nursing her litter of pups in a kennel when she accidentally knocked it down the pipe in the small run outside.

The owner called Kent Fire and Rescue Service and a crew from Paddock Wood, along with a specialist from the Technical Rescue Team attended, with an engineer from Southern Water.

A hole was cut into the 4 Credit: KFRS
The tiny puppy recovered after a bath and a drink of milk Credit: KFRS