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Maryland firefighters save dog that fell in sinkhole in Anne Arundel County

Posted at 7:15 AM, May 15, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-15 18:01:19-04

Firefighters in Maryland staged a rescue of a dog that had fallen into a sinkhole.

Local news media outlets report that firefighters in Anne Arundel County and Annapolis responded Sunday after an 85-pound border collie fell into a sinkhole in Woodland Beach.

The Anne Arundel County Fire Department on Facebook that the dog was stuck six feet down the hole, which measured about two feet by two feet. The fire department says the dog was removed in about 90 minutes. It says the dog appeared uninjured.