Firefighters rescue dog trapped in recliner
Ken Markis with Ebonyzer at the Sunrise Assisted Living Complex in Naperville, Ill. (April 23, 2010) Credit: AP
Three suburban Chicago firefighters rescued a small dog that became trapped inside a mechanized recliner chair by sawing the piece of furniture apart.
Eighty-seven-year-old owner Ken Makris says his terrier,
Ebonyser, has nerve damage following his Thursday night ordeal but
that he is “coming along fine.”
Firefighters who responded to an emergency call from the Sunrise
of Naperville assisted living center Thursday arrived to find a
nurse’s aide hanging onto the chair to relieve the pressure on the
dog and allow it to breathe. Firefighter and paramedic Scott Bolda
says the chair’s electrical controls stopped working when Ebonyser
become wedged inside.
Makris says the 5-year-old pooch is on painkillers but that he
was able to go out for a walk Monday.
