Midlands Fire Services Rescue Bernese Mountain Dog From A Well
The Big Story
Monday, 23 March 2026 - 6 minutes
A Bernese Mountain Dog has been rescued from an abandoned well, close to Birr Castle in Offaly.
Three year old 'Bru' was out for a walk with his owner when disaster struck, and he slipped into a 10-metre hole, covered with grass.
A specially trained unit from Laois Fire and Rescue Service assisted their Offaly Fire and Rescue colleagues, in a three-hour operation to hoist him safely back out.
Keith Lewis from the Laois confined space rescue team and Denis Canty, Assistant Chief Officer of Offaly Fire and Rescue Service have been speaking with Will Faulkner on Midlands 103 about the rescue.
