SALEM, Ky. — A dachshund hunting for groundhogs ended up getting stuck in a tree.
Fortunately for Rocco and his owner, two Kentucky State Police officers were nearby and came to his rescue. The incident was captured on the agency's Facebook page.
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Sergeant Michael Williams and Trooper Gerick Sullivan were off-duty, mowing a cemetery Thursday when they heard a dog barking. After searching for several minutes in a wooded area adjacent to the cemetery, they stumbled upon Rocco, whose head was poking out of the trunk of a tree.
Troopers said the dog followed a groundhog hole and ended up getting stuck in the tree. The Salem Fire Department was called to assist in the rescue, which required cutting a portion of the tree.
The troopers reunited Rocco with his owner.