WASHINGTON, December 30 (RIA Novosti) - A lucky puppy was rescued from an abandoned well in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with the help of a vacuum cleaner, local media said on Tuesday.
The Shih Tzu puppy named Romeo fell down the well in Plum Borough over the weekend, wpxi.com reported.
Firefighters had spent three hours trying to get the dog out of a pipe.
"Eventually, we hooked up an industrial-strength vacuum and sized it down to about 1 inch. We caught on to one of the dog's legs and got it out. It was a miracle," assistant fire chief Jim Scuffle was quoted as saying.
However, Romeo was out of breath as he emerged from the well and firefighters had to give him the kiss of life to getting him breathing again.
