Crime & Safety
Llama Rescued From Patuxent River: Howard County Officials
The rising waters made it difficult not just for drivers in Howard County; a llama got in a predicament as well.
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Crews in Howard County helped a llama to safety after the animal got stuck in a flooded pasture overnight. Emergency personnel performed the rescue in the Mink Hollow area near the Patuxent River, the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services reported.
The call for help came around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16, officials told the Howard County Times. Rescuers connected a rope to the llama's harness and walked with the creature through the flooded pasture, the newspaper reported.
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Rain saturated the region overnight, steadily falling from Saturday through Sunday. About 3.79 inches of rain had fallen in the Highland area by 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, based on preliminary data submitted to the National Weather Service.
Several roads were flooded in Howard County as a result, government officials reported.
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ROAD CLOSURE UPDATE: There are currently 3 roads closed in #HoCoMD due to flooding conditions:
1. Levering btw Lawyers Hill and River Rd.
2. Furnace Ave. at Race Rd.
3. Harriett Tubman btw Cedar Lane & Caravan Ct.
Don’t drive through standing water. #TurnAroundDontDrown.
— Howard County Gov't (@HoCoGov) December 16, 2018
Photo of the llama rescue courtesy of the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.
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