Fire crews rescue otter trapped in pipe at Derbyshire sewage treatment centre
Fire crews were deployed to an unusual job yesterday – with an otter becoming trapped at a Derbyshire sewage treatment centre.
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On Tuesday, August 2, crews from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to assist the RSPCA with an incident in Milford.
An otter had become trapped in a connecting pipe between two overflow pools at a sewage treatment works.
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Hide AdA DFRS spokesperson said that after the “clever use of cat carriers, a long stick and a bit of persuasion”, they were able to free the otter.