Carrboro Police, Carrboro Fire-Rescue and Chapel Hill Fire Department officials rescued a dog trapped in a storm water drain pipe near Lake Hogan Farms on Friday.

The Carrboro Police Department’s animal control officer was alerted to a dog trapped in the pipe Friday morning after the dog’s owner was unable to coax it out. Police requested the assistance of Carrboro Fire-Rescue after the animal control officer ran out of options, and officials decided to dig down to the dog, about 10 feet.

The Chapel Hill Fire Department was then requested for their expertise in urban search and rescue and to use their land search infrared camera. In addition, the nearest backhoe, owned by J.V. Brockwell Trucking Company at Calvander, was called to the scene.

After several minutes of the backhoe banging the pipe and people calling from the opposite end of the pipe, the dog appeared and was able to be lifted to safety.

The dog did not seem to suffer any ill effects.