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Oregon Firefighters Rescue Camel From Sinkhole
OREGON CITY, Ore. - It was an unusual call for Oregon firefighters: A 1,500-pound camel, named Moses, needed to be rescued. The call came in Tuesday night in Clackamas County after the Oregon City owners of the camel called firefighters to say that Moses had fallen into a sinkhole 6 to 8 feet deep and was possibly injured. The owners - who have several camels and run a children's ministry - had tried to get the camel out themselves but failed.
The call came in Tuesday night in Clackamas County after the Oregon City owners of the camel called firefighters to say that Moses had fallen into a sinkhole 6 to 8 feet deep and was possibly injured. The owners - who have several camels and run a children's ministry - had tried to get the camel out themselves but failed.
Firefighters had to carefully shovel mud for several hours to free the animal. The rescuers were concerned Moses would break his legs if he'd try to free himself while still partially buried.
But Moses was patient, and eventually firefighters got him out. Moses laid on his side for an hour resting after the rescue. A veterinarian said the animal looked unhurt.
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The call came in Tuesday night in Clackamas County after the Oregon City owners of the camel called firefighters to say that Moses had fallen into a sinkhole 6 to 8 feet deep and was possibly injured. The owners - who have several camels and run a children's ministry - had tried to get the camel out themselves but failed.
Firefighters had to carefully shovel mud for several hours to free the animal. The rescuers were concerned Moses would break his legs if he'd try to free himself while still partially buried.
But Moses was patient, and eventually firefighters got him out. Moses laid on his side for an hour resting after the rescue. A veterinarian said the animal looked unhurt.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Damo on
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OK if no one else will say it.
I bet he got the right hump after falling down the hole!!!!
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Permalink Reply by Jeremy Morgan on
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And even on hump-day!
I am currently in academy, and we had a discussion in class about how firefighters are the swiss army knife of life's problems (which is one of my primary reasons for joining!) and get the strangest calls. This is a really good example, and a pretty neat story. Glad the crews were able to come together and figure out how to do this. Good job guys/gals!
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Permalink Reply by Bobby Coble on
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My department got called out one day to assist a local farmer free a cow that had gotten into the mud area of a small pond. While in-route to the scene, I couldn't help but wonder what ever happened to the calls to help get cats out of trees.
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Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on
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Great, now we'll have to develop a camel rescue program.
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