Dog rescued after 6 days on high concrete slope in Tokushima

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Two rescue workers try to save a dog stuck for at least six days on a concrete wall used to reinforce a mountain slope in Tokushima on Nov. 22. A local resident spotted the dog trapped around 70 meters up on a ledge on the wall and alerted the local fire department.

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