What’s up Doc? Rabbit finds himself in a tough spot after storm Gertrude
It was a rescue mission like no other and only the toughest, top notch firefighters would accept the challenge of rescuing a rabbit from a roof in Omagh, Northern Ireland.
The story begins when the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) received a distress call about a rabbit that had found himself in a very different spot to where he settled down to sleep the night before.
A pet rabbit had been blown onto the roof during the night and was now stuck on the roof of a house.
#OneHappyBunny rescued this morning by #OmaghCrew after #StormGertrude made his hutch airborne @NIFRSOFFICIAL pic.twitter.com/B9GTcMHv8R
— NIFRSWest (@NIFRSWest) January 29, 2016
The little fella was soon brought down to earth by firemen who returned the rabbit safely to his owner
A Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) received a call at 9:16am to a report of an animal rescue incident at residential premises at the Deverney Road area of Omagh this morning.
“One Fire Appliance from Omagh Fire Station was deployed to the scene of a rabbit blown onto a roof in the area.
“Firefighters using a triple extension ladder, roofing ladder and a water rescue reach pole managed to rescue the rabbit.
“The rabbit has been safely returned to its owner.
“Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service finished at the scene at 9:56am.”
What a tale to tell the grandchildren.
