Crime & Safety

Locked-Out Dog Rescued From Balcony In South OC: OCFA

The dog was rescued from a fourth-floor balcony at an Irvine residence after being locked out while no one was home.

(Orange County Fire Authority Courtesy Photo)

IRVINE, CA — Firefighters and animal services officers Saturday used a ladder truck to rescue a dog from a fourth-floor balcony at an Irvine residence when a dog got locked out and no one was home.

Orange County Fire Authority Courtesy Photo

The Orange County Fire Authority posted on X at 6:23 p.m. Saturday that the dog went out on the balcony and the door closed behind it.

The firefighters and animal services officers used the aerial ladder bucket to snatch the dog and bring get all four of its paws safely on the ground.

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