June 17 (UPI) -- A dog missing for several days in a Pittsburgh neighborhood was reunited with its owner after being rescued from underneath concrete slabs. Pittsburgh Public Safely said in a Twitter post that the dog was reported missing on Friday and Animal Care & Control searched for the canine in the Swisshelm Park neighborhood. Advertisement The dog was located Wednesday when someone spotted the canine trapped beneath concrete slabs. It was unclear whether the slabs had fallen on the dog or if the animal had burrowed underneath the heavy objects. Public safety officers used pry bars to lift the slabs and rescue the dog, which was returned to its owner. Read More Bear enters California Airbnb through open window, destroys house Opossum found in Wyoming believed to have hitched a ride on a semi South Carolina man changes his mind, stops for $200,000 lottery ticket Topics Animals Latest Headlines Odd News // 6 hours ago Up to 150 gallons of tahini sesame oil spills onto New Jersey road June 24 (UPI) -- Emergency responders and public employees responded to a road in New Jersey when a truck spilled up to 150 gallons of tahini sesame oil into a roadway. Odd News // 6 hours ago Bear makes repeated visits to Florida golf course, tennis courts June 24 (UPI) -- Officials at a Florida sports club said a bear has been making repeated visits to the tennis courts and golf course during the past week. Odd News // 7 hours ago Miniature house installed in San Francisco park a mystery June 24 (UPI) -- Parks officials in San Francisco said they do not know who installed the latest attraction in Golden Gate Park: a miniature house placed atop a 30-foot-tall tree stump. Odd News // 7 hours ago Dive-bombing crows targeting visitors to California park June 24 (UPI) -- Visitors to a park in California's Los Angeles County have been dealing with an unusual problem in recent weeks -- constant attacks from dive-bombing crows. Odd News // 8 hours ago Skateboarder breaks two Guinness World Records for blindfolded ollies June 24 (UPI) -- A Japanese skateboarder who lost 95 percent of his eyesight to disease broke two Guinness World Records by performing 33 ollies in one minute while blindfolded -- followed by 122 consecutive ollies while blindfolded. Odd News // 9 hours ago 'Very pregnant' sea lion visits California golf course June 24 (UPI) -- Marine rescuers responded to a California golf course to escort a "very pregnant" sea lion from a putting green back to the ocean. Odd News // 10 hours ago YouTuber breaks world records for chugging Mountain Dew, tomato juice June 24 (UPI) -- A New York YouTuber added two more Guinness World Records titles to his name by downing liters of Mountain Dew and tomato sauce. Odd News // 11 hours ago Police rescue skunk with its head stuck in fishing bait box June 24 (UPI) -- A California police officer came to the rescue of a skunk found with its head stuck in a hole in a fishing bait box. Odd News // 15 hours ago National Food Truck Day celebrates mobile meals June 24 (UPI) -- National Food Truck Day, celebrated annually on the fourth Friday in June, was originally celebrated in October and was founded by a Texas radio DJ. Odd News // 1 day ago Kitten rescued from 20-foot storm drain in Arizona June 23 (UPI) -- Firefighters and animal rescuers in Arizona came to the rescue of a kitten found trapped in a 20-foot storm drain.
June 17 (UPI) -- A dog missing for several days in a Pittsburgh neighborhood was reunited with its owner after being rescued from underneath concrete slabs.
Pittsburgh Public Safely said in a Twitter post that the dog was reported missing on Friday and Animal Care & Control searched for the canine in the Swisshelm Park neighborhood. Advertisement
The dog was located Wednesday when someone spotted the canine trapped beneath concrete slabs. It was unclear whether the slabs had fallen on the dog or if the animal had burrowed underneath the heavy objects.
Public safety officers used pry bars to lift the slabs and rescue the dog, which was returned to its owner.