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Boston firefighters rescue dog from drainpipe in West Roxbury

Four-year-old Hubert is officially a twice-rescued pup!

Hubert, a.k.a. Bubba, was rescued safe and sound. Boston Fire Department

October 13, 2021

Boston firefighters worked for two hours to rescue a dog that had become trapped in a drainpipe in West Roxbury’s Millenium Park.

Around 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 4-year-old dog Hubert, nicknamed Bubba, according to WCVB, ran into an open culvert when he heard a loud noise and became stuck.

The crews used a camera to locate the dog’s position, National Grid told WCVB a backhoe was brought in to assist with the rescue.

Companies are at Millennium Park in W. Roxbury working to free a dog trapped in a drain pipe. They are using a camera to locate the position of the dog. pic.twitter.com/2HGgOqgtca
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) October 13, 2021

It took about two hours to free Hubert, and he appeared healthy and uninjured when he made it out of the pipe around 4:00 p.m.

“Rescue dog was returned to his mom & dog walker for many hugs & a day many won’t forget,” the department wrote on Twitter.

After a long few hours, with the city’s Dept resources working well together, “Hubert “ the now rescued doggy rescue dog was returned to his mom & dog walker for many hugs & a day many won’t forget. 🦮 pic.twitter.com/hNYxlVEBM8
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) October 13, 2021