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The Independent
13-07-2025
- General
- The Independent
Dog rescued after getting stuck down a well for 11 days
A dog who was stuck down a four-metre deep well for 11 days has been rescued. Jimmy, a 10-year-old corgi cross, and his owner Dorota Gruszczynska had an emotional reunion when he was found by firefighters last week, who she credited for 'saving his life'. Ms Gruszczynska had been desperately searching for her beloved pet after he went missing while on a walk in Corby, Northamptonshire, on 21 June. She said Jimmy chased after something that day and did not return. The concerned owner issued appeals online and rallied the local community to help in the search. Then, 11 days after Jimmy vanished, Corby fire service was called to reports a dog was stuck four metres down a well on Stephenson Way in Corby, according to a statement posted on social media. The firefighters had to use a reach pole and lines to lift cylinders that he was wedged beneath, or order to lift him to safety. After scouring online for clues as to who the dog's owner could be, they found Ms Gruszczynska's appeal on a local missing dog page. It turned out the rescued animal was Jimmy, who was reunited with his elated owner on 2 July. She told the BBC she was incredibly grateful to the firefighters and credited them with 'saving his life'. Ms Gruszczynska told the broadcaster: 'We searched the area so many times and nothing, we created posters, put them online and sent them around the local area.' The more time that passed, she said she 'started to lose hope', adding: 'We thought he had been hit by a car and we would never see him again.' But she received the message she had been hoping for on 2 July, when a firefighter told her they believed they had found Jimmy. She said: 'Firefighters had been called to the area, and had heard him barking, they asked if he had a green harness on and told me he was alive. It was near where we had lost him, we had called him so much in the area, but never heard him barking. We couldn't believe it was him.' She added: 'We're so grateful for everyone who helped, including the drone company. They did a huge amount of work, purely out of their heart. So many people shared the cause, and it helped as the firefighters knew to contact me.' Ms Gruszczynska said Jimmy was examined at the vets and found to be extremely hungry but not dehydrated. 'He's back on his feet, he's recovered surprisingly well, we don't know how he survived, there must have been water in the well,' she added. Corby Fire Station confirmed that Jimmy was safe and well when he and Ms Gruszczynska visited the station this week.
BBC News
13-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Corby dog saved after being stuck down well for 11 days
The owner of a dog that was stuck down a 13ft (4m) well for 11 days said she could not thank firefighters enough for "saving his life".Dorota Gruszczynska said 10-year-old Jimmy, a corgi cross, went missing on 21 June while on a walk in Corby, Northamptonshire, and was finally reunited with him on 2 said the much-loved pet was on a walk when he chased after something and did not come back. After she posted online and got the local community involved to help find him, he was eventually found wedged under some cylinders and was lifted to safety. Ms Gruszczynska said Jimmy "chased something, maybe a deer and did not come back". "We searched the area so many times and nothing, we created posters, put them online and sent them around the local area," she also contacted Thermal Drone Support Bedfordshire to help. After he had been missing for several days, she "started to lose hope" and added: "We thought he had been hit by a car and we would never see him again." Then on 2 July, she got a message from a firefighter saying they thought they had her said: "Firefighters had been called to the area, and had heard him barking, they asked if he had a green harness on and told me he was alive. "It was near where we had lost him, we had called him so much in the area, but never heard him barking. We couldn't believe it was him."She continued: "We're so grateful for everyone who helped, including the drone company. They did a huge amount of work, purely out of their heart."So many people shared the cause, and it helped as the firefighters knew to contact me." Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed a Corby crew was attending a nearby fire when they heard the sound of a dog barking that was found down a well on Stephenson Way. It said crews used a reach pole and lines to lift cylinders off Jimmy, so he could be lifted to safety. After searching local missing dog pages, it was able to contact his owner, it added. Ms Gruszczynska said Jimmy was taken to the vets to be checked over, and was found to be really hungry but not dehydrated. "He's back on his feet, he's recovered surprisingly well, we don't know how he survived, there must have been water in the well," she added. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
