Firefighters made an unusual rescue during this week’s big storm in Ventura County.
A dog became stranded on a small island of plants and debris in a flood control channel on the Oxnard Plains. It was just south of Highway 101, near Camarillo Airport.
Ventura County and Oxnard firefighters extended a 35-foot-long ladder down an embankment, allowing a firefighter to climb down and rescue the wet and scared dog.
The dog was not wearing an ID tag and didn’t have a microchip. It’s a female pug, or French bulldog. The dog appears to be healthy.
It was turned over to Ventura County Animal Services, which will try to find its owner.
