WATCH: Firefighters rescue two puppies trapped in tortoise den
Published: Jun. 27, 2022 at 11:40 AM CDT
YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (CNN) – A pair of puppies were rescued after getting stuck for hours in a tortoise den in Yucca Valley, California.
The dogs couldn’t get out because a 100-pound desert tortoise was blocking their exit.
Firefighters tried to coax the tortoise from its underground den with watermelon, but their plan failed.
Crews then went to plan B: Digging an access hole to rescue the puppies.
After hours of digging, the crew successfully got puppies Peo and Finn out of the den.
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