Video: Trapped camel rescued by firefighters in Umm Al Quwain

Umm Al Quwain Civil Defence rescue a camel after its leg got stuck in a road grid on Thursday Image Credit: UAQ Civil Defence

Umm Al Quwain: Umm Al Quwain Civil Defence rescued a camel after its leg got trapped in a road grid in Al Sara on Thursday morning.

Civil Defence rescue a trapped camel in Umm Al Quwain UAQ Civil Defence

Civil Defence received a call from a community member at around 10am to say that the camel had got its leg trapped in the metal grid, which is designed to stop animals straying beyond fenced off areas by road.

NAT 200220 CAMEL155-1582199513447 — It only took a matter of minutes to free the trapped camel Image Credit: UAQ Civil Defence

Rescuers immediately rushed to the scene and used heavy cutting equipment to free the animal.

Umm Al Quwain Civil Defence rescue trapped camel UAQ Civil Defence

The rescue operation only took a matter of minutes.

NAT 200220 CAMEL1-1582199509617 — Firefights used heavy cutting equipment to release the camel Image Credit: UAQ Civil Defence

Umm Al Quwain Civil Defence assured the public that they were ready to help in any emergency 24 hours a day and that their duty went beyond just saving people and property, and extended to animals with this incident being a case in point.