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Puppy saved from roof by Plymouth firefighters

News imageScott Grenney Puppy stuck in gutter on roofScott Grenney
It is believed the puppy climbed out of the open window and slid into the guttering

A puppy has been saved by firefighters in Plymouth after it got stranded on a roof.

Firefighters from Crownhill fire station were called to Wilton Road on Monday 16 July after the dog climbed out of an open window.

Rescuers used a cherry picker to reach the stranded puppy.

Eyewitness Scott Grenney saw the dog "wag its tail happily" as it was rescued.

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He said: "The small puppy appeared to have slid down the roof from the open window and was stuck on the guttering. There was no way to reach it."

"Firefighters had a blanket open in case the dog fell," Mr Grenney said, adding that it "wagged its tail happily and was rescued" when the crane came over.

News imageScott Grenney Dog on roofScott Grenney
Firefighters were called to save the stranded puppy from a third floor roof
News imageScott Grenney A puppy in the arms of a fireman on a cherry pickerScott Grenney
The dog was spotted wagging its tail as rescuers arrived
News imageScott Grenney A cherry picker holding the fireman and the rescued puppyScott Grenney
Firefighters from Crownhill fire station took part in the rescue
News imageScott Grenney Puppy in the arms of fireman as it is rescuedScott Grenney
The puppy is brought safely back to the ground by firefighters

A spokesperson for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said that crews took less than 30 minutes to save the puppy.