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Fox rescued from underground pipe

The Essex County Fire & Rescue Service helped free a baby fox trapped in an underground pipe. Photo courtesy of Essex County Fire & Rescue Service
1 of 2 | The Essex County Fire & Rescue Service helped free a baby fox trapped in an underground pipe. Photo courtesy of Essex County Fire & Rescue Service

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May 3 (UPI) -- Firefighters in England came to the rescue of a baby fox that became trapped in an underground pipe.

The Essex County Fire & Rescue Service said members of its Urban Search and Rescue team responded to a call for assistance from the RSPCA in Colchester.

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The firefighters used a special camera to determine where the fox was located inside the pipe.

The crews then dug a hole around the pipe so a section could be removed and the baby animal extracted.

The fox kit was taken in by the RSPCA.

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