Watch: Team Effort Pays Off With Dog's Rescue

SARASOTA, FL — A curious pooch with a nose for trouble found out the hard way that storm drains aren’t friendly places to explore.

Unfortunately for the dog, that lesson was only learned after it became trapped in a storm drain near Midwest Parkway and Fruitville Road. The discovery of the critter trapped in the drain kicked off a team rescue effort Saturday.

Sarasota Police worked with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office’s Animal Services unit and Sarasota Animal Advocates to free the critter from the drain.

“It’s believed the dog was in the storm drain for a day or two before being rescued,” the police department noted on its Facebook page.

The dog is safe and sound, the police department reported, and is now in the care of Animal Services.

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Facebook video screenshot courtesy of the Sarasota Police Department